3 Common Freestyle Flip Turn Mistakes
Freestyle Flip Turn Part II: Olympian and The Race Club co-founder, Gary Hall Sr., breaks down “the flip” in the freestyle flip turn.
The Top 16 Swimming Stories of 2016
The New Year is upon us! So we at SwimSwam are wrapping up our 2016 Swammy Awards with a look back at the 16 biggest stories of the year 2016.
SwimMom Musings: Dear Swimmer
We are swim coaches and parents everywhere who are longing for the chance to see you race again, hide out in the locker room from a tough set, or leave your wet towels everywhere. We are used to getting up at 4 am and we secretly love it.
The Top 20 Most-Read SwimSwam Stories of 2016
The year 2016 was dominated by the Rio Olympic Games and a host of stories surrounding them – qualifying meets, doping suspensions and athlete scandals in Rio. We’ve counted down the 16 most important overarching stories of the year, but what individual single-post stories gained the most traction in readership?
The Top 20 Most-Commented SwimSwam Stories of 2016
SwimSwam published well over 11,000 stories in the year 2016. Some skated by without comment from readers, but some spurred…
12/31/16 In Briefs: Belmonte Magazine Cover, Chupkov Military Oath
Catch up on smaller swim news stories from around the world in this edition of ‘In Briefs.’
Michael Phelps #2 On Short List Of Most Marketable U.S. Athletes
Michael Phelps sits only behind Peyton Manning as the most marketable athlete in the U.S., according to Nielsen.
Natalie Coughlin Wins The NFL Celebrity Fantasy Football League
After a dicey regular season of fantasy football, Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Coughlin’s team surged in the playoffs of the NFL Celebrity Fantasy Football League to emerge victorious for the 2016 season.
Phelps Appears Twice on NBC Today’s #2016BestNine Instagram Collage
Michael Phelps claims two of the top nine most-liked Instagram photos published on the Today Show’s #2016BestNine Instagram collage.
Best Swimming Photos 2016: Above the Surface
We sat down again with SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis to pick out some of our favorite photographs from 2016. Earlier…
10 Things Swimmers Miss When They Stop Swimming
At this time of year a lot of swimmers are nearing the end of their season. Championship meets are just around the corner. Trust me, it’ll happen fast.
21 New Year’s Resolutions for Swim Parents
The New Year provides a golden opportunity to reflect on our swim parenting skills. Are we adding to the swim experience—or detracting from it? Here’s my list of 21 New Year’s Resolutions for all swim parents:
How Do I Stay Motivated to Train Hard in Swimming?
One of the most common questions I get is a variation of: “How do I train hard when I don’t feel like it?” Here are 6 tips for getting the motivational fire burning again.
LeBron James Named AP Athlete of Year Over Phelps
For the second time in two days, an American swimmer has finished second in the Associated Press’s Athlete of the Year voting, with Michael Phelps falling 8 votes shy of basketballer Lebron James.
Phelps, Hosszu, Ledecky, Sjostrom Up For AIPS Awards
A quartet of swimmers are up for the AIPS Male and Female Athletes of the Year awards as given out by the International Sports Press Association.
