Judd Cribbs: The Quest to 26 Seconds
Going on seven months since I started swimming again, I am trying to add more elements to my training. My goal is to swim a 50-yard freestyle in about 26 seconds sometime in 2016.
In Memoriam of The Stroke Doctor, Rest in Peace Coach Shawn
Shawn Delifus, Head Age Group Coach of the Julington Creek Loggerheads, passed away under natural circumstances at the age of 30 on Friday, April 22nd. Shawn was loved by swimmers throughout the country, and inspired people from all walks of life.
4 Questions for Swim Parents About Goals
What if a child and parent have completely different expectations? It’s guaranteed to be a sprint to disappointments and misunderstandings. Here are questions swim parents can ask themselves about goals for their swimmers…
How to Build Stronger Freestyle Kick Mechanics
To build a better freestyle or flutter kick, one must first understand where the propulsive power of the kick is derived and how to balance the two opposing forces of propulsion and frontal drag, in order to maximize the kicking speed.
The Sound of Swimming
McKenna Rooney is a 12-year old swimmer with the Stateline Aquatic Team in Beloit, Wisconsin. This long course season, her coach…
The Top 9 Swimming Pool Games: #3 Sharks and Minnows
Disclaimer: SwimSwam does not endorse all of these swimming pool games. Some are dangerous. Some, which are not so dangerous, will, however, enrage lifeguards and probably get you booted from your community pool.
Freestyle Video: How to Pull Underwater
Watch 4 time Olympian Roland Schoeman, World Champion Junya Koga and Elite Marathon swimmer, Lexie Kelly led by Coach Gary Hall take it back to the basics allowing the swimmer to feel ‘drag forces’ that may often go unoticed.
5 Things You Will Take Away From Swimming
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC. In feeding his passion for swimming, he…
10 Things I Notice While Swimming Masters
10 things I notice while swimming masters rather than cheering from the sidelines.
6 Swim Parent Tips About Hard Work
The ability to work hard carries over to other aspects in our lives. We might not reach our goals through hard work, but without it, we will fail.
Michael Phelps Gold Cover Olympic Preview Issue
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Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu Launches the IronNetwork
Hungarian swim star, Katinka Hosszu, launches the IronNetwork with behind the scenes videos. It’s in Hungarian with English subtitles. INSIDE…
The Most Important Performance Enhancer Out There
Did you know the body is made up of about 50-70% water? Without it we can only survive for days – that’s how essential it is for life. We need it for every process you can possibly think of in the human body.
