4 Reasons Why Athletes Need to Get Feedback From Their Coach
You want to grab the athlete by the goggles and scream about how irresponsible they are, or how they need to plan their race timeline better. It’s all the swimmers fault! But hold on there coach..Who’s fault is it really?
How to Avoid the ‘Modern Toilet Seat’ Syndrome, Backstroke/Freestlye
I call this the ‘modern toilet seat’ syndrome, because in swimming freestyle and backstroke, the hand slows down just like a modern toilet seat with a spring on it to keep it from falling down hard.
Experts Michael Phelps and Coach Krzyewski Discuss Greatness
Charlie Rose recently sat down to interview two of the sporting world’s bests, Michael Phelps and basketball coach Mike Krzyewski, to discuss…
An Open Letter to my College Team
You make every grueling set, late night study session, and lost hour of sleep worth it.
Things My Coach Said That Still Make No Sense
Sometimes, even the most genius swimming minds can make you say hmmm.
Introducing FINIS SwimEars® – Let Sound In. Keep Water Out
These revolutionary earplugs are designed to let sound in and keep water out.
4 Thoughts for Swim Parents When Teams Fracture
If your child is unhappy, find out why. Make an appointment with the coach and have a conversation.
Michael Phelps Leads Baltimore Ravens Onto Football Field
The Baltimore Ravens had a ‘little gold on their side’ yesterday, as the most decorated Olympian of all-time led the squad onto the field.
She Said Yes! Olympic Champ Ryan Lochte Is Officially Off The Market
It’s official! 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be tying the knot with Kayla Rae Reid after he popped the question in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Golden Goggles Early Voting Update: Phelps, Ledecky Lead 2 Each
With the 2016 Golden Goggles approaching, SwimSwam has put together an analysis of the voting up to this point.
5 Habits of Mentally Tough Swimmers
Internal fortitude. These words usually get tossed around when coaches discuss elite swimmers. Here are 5 habits of mentally tough swimmers.
7 Things You Should Know About Alexander Popov
One of the all-time greats, Alex Popov of Russia dominated the sprint freestyle events in the 1990’s. Here are 7 things you might not have known about the Sprint Tsar.
Auburn’s Grant Schenk To Represent SEC At NCAA Leadership Forum
Auburn swimmer Grant Schenk will be heading to Baltimore, Maryland next month to represent the SEC at the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum.
NCAA In Violation, College Athletes Will Still Not Be Paid
As the monetary value of an athlete’s name, image and likeness (NIL) rights has skyrocketed in recent years, the National Collegiate…
What Swimming Gives You in Return
I kept asking myself what the point of pushing myself to the very extreme of my physical and mental limits if I wasn’t even going to get anything out of it
