5 Things to Discuss With Your Swimmer About College
5 things swim parents need to discuss with their swimmers about college recruiting.
10 Things You Only See at a Para Swim Meet
Paralympic swimmers have the same objective as any other swimmer: to get to the wall first. But there are also some very exclusive things you won’t see at any other type of swim competition…
Cotterell not punished in Brian King ruling, local parents upset
Australian swim coach Denis Cotterell escaped punishment in Swimming Australia’s investigation into one of his former assistants, but the Gold Coast Bulletin reports that local parents aren’t happy with that outcome.
Jim McDonnell Lake Swim: a Top-50 Open Water Swim
The 28th Annual Jim McDonnell Lake Swim is a weekend tradition for the love of open water.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: Bilquist Back in the Water
Cal commit Amy Bilquist (above), one of the USA’s top 18& under sprinters, tweeted some good news regarding her current injuries.
In Briefs 07/12/15: Natural pool, Olympic media sites and possible Toronto bid
Toronto, Canada is hosting the 2015 Pan American Games this week, and if that event goes well, the city could be moving towards a future Olympic bid.
The Top 4 Rules For Post Swim Meet Recovery
With several meets upon us in a short summer season, recovering quickly from long competitions is important to maintaining consistency in your training. When you finish that final race on Sunday, take your recovery seriously in order to re-focus your energy heading into another week of training.
Swimmer’s Chapel to Utilize LifeChurch’s Online Messages
Swimmer’s Chapel will utilize LifeChurch’s online messages to bring spiritually uplifting messages to the swimming community online starting now.
3 Steps to Better Body Position in Swimming
Giving your body the best opportunity to maintain form during a race will help you finish stronger. Let’s discuss how to improve your body position.
Georgia county may provide free swimming lessons to kindergarten students
Muscogee County in Georgia will vote on an agreement with the local parks and recreation department this month that would provide free swimming lessons to local kindergartners during school hours.
Let Injuries Be A Test Of Our Character
Injuries come with our sport. That is a simple truth. Unfortunately, regardless of how well we take care of ourselves…
The Swim-Avengers – Earth’s Mightiest Swimmers
First we saw 10 Olympians as some of the greatest Superheroes of all time, and if you thought that was all you were going to get, think again. Check out the Avengers of Planet Swim…
USA Swimming Coach BJ Reynoso Competes on American Ninja Warrior
Reynoso (above, right) competed for a spot in the American Ninja Warrior finals. The episode was aired just over a week ago.
Following the Feet: Part 7 – B Meets
Following the Feet is an 8-week summer series on SwimSwam. Written by Stina Oakes, the series follows the eight weeks of summer…
How Much Food Do Swimmers Really Need To Eat?
With two to three workouts per day, Olympic swimmers can burn about 3,000 calories-10,000 per day working out. When you consider how many calories they burn off per day, their intake is understandable. What is more important than simply eating a lot, however, is what they eat.
