Shout from the Stands: What we learn from Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps can teach us so much about swimming, sports in general, and reaching your fullest potential. He shows us that you don’t have to be perfect to be the best.
New Teen Novel Stars a Swimmer
What would it take to keep you out of the water? In A Matter of Heart, a new novel from Random House for teens 12 and up, that’s the question that faces 16-year-old Abby Lipman.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #7 Ross Murdoch Does Open Water?!
Here (above) is Ross Murdoch swimming in a pool. But what if we told you he’s been doing some swimming OUTSIDE OF A POOL!?
Schooling, Quah Earn $31K From Singapore For Southeast Asia Games Success
Singaporean swimmers Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen each earned $31,250 from the Singapore National Olympic Council based on their performances at the Southeast Asia Games earlier this summer.
Remembering Nebraska Swimmer Jon Nelson
Jon came from Storm Lake, Iowa as a :54 second hundred freestyler and ended his career as the team captain of one of the best men’s teams in the country.
Master the The Pullup for Your Swim Strength Program
You are about to master the Pullup. If you have followed the progression to this point, you are in a good place to perform pullups without any help.
5 Unfortunate Swim Meet Moments
Swim meets are always fodder for some sort of folly or story. With many swimmers making a career of swimming for life, most of these moments are sure to have happened once to them or to someone they know.
Learn the Assisted Chinup for Your Swim Strength Program
The Assisted Chinup progresses the body weight pull from a horizontal pull to a vertical pull. This naturally increases the difficulty of the movement.
Chasing the Olympic Dream with Kristy Kowal
Kristy Kowal: “Two weeks before the 1996 Olympic Trials, I had broken the national high school record, unshaved and unrested, so I felt that I was on a great path to swimming fast. However, Trials was the absolute scariest meet I have ever been to.”
Learn the Inverted Row for Your Swim Strength Program
The Supine Row, or Inverted Row as it is often referred to, adds a body weight pulling movement to the progression.
Learn the Supine Row Hold for Your Swim Strength Program
The Supine Row Hold is an isometric exercise that is a great follow-up to the Band Bent-Over Neck Pull.
Five Fresh Starts to a New Season of Swim Parenting
We’re coming up on a new swim season. Our kids have had a couple weeks off and we’ve enjoyed a short summer vacation. School is starting up and it’s time for our kids to jump back into the pool.
Former Michigan Club Coach Sentenced to Up To 20 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault
Former Grand Rapids, Michigan diving coach Donald Richard Glass III has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his underage athletes, MLive.com reports.
UVA Hazing Lawsuit Set for September 2016 Trial Date
The hazing lawsuit between former University of Virginia swimming teammates is set to go to trial next fall, per Charlottesville, Virginia’s newspaper The Daily Progress.
