The “5 Tool” Recruit: Keys to a Successful College Recruiting Experience
Every recruit’s goal should be to make the best impression on the coach and prospective team as possible. The top five “tools” a recruit can have are as follows:
4 College Recruiting Tips for Club Swim Coaches
Here are “four tips” that coaches can help their swimmers with the college recruiting process.
7 Things Every Swim Official wants Coaches, Swimmers & Parents to know
#1 – WE HAVE TO BE HERE: USA Swimming rules (which YMCA Swimming adheres to) require officials on-deck. If we’re not there, your swim doesn’t count.
Stories from the Road: The Quest
“After my experience at American Swim Coaches Association Conference and the resulting travel blog, commenters suggested I do a regular column….”
When is My Club Swim Coach Going to Get Me Recruited?
“Helping swimmers and parents through the recruiting process is a full time job, and you can’t expect your club coach to do everything that is necessary to help you get recruited.”
Back to the Sharks: A Q&A with Ethan Hall, Crow Canyon coach and husband to Natalie Coughlin
We caught up with Ethan, a former UNC and UCSB standout and the husband of U.S. Olympian Natalie Coughlin to get his thoughts on the new gig, coaching philosophy and marital bliss between competitive swimmers.
David Berkoff and Daichi Suzuki’s Underwater Duel in ‘88
Today’s backstrokers owe a lot to Vassallo, Berkoff, Suzuki and the other backstrokers who paved the way for the manner with which how the stroke is now competed.
The Beard Swim Cap has arrived, aka The Beard Cap
Finally…someone has designed a product swimmers around the world desperately need, the Beard Cap.
No Summer Break For Auburn Swimmers
Sarah Reynolds, an Auburn swimming student-athlete from Prattville, Ala., is a senior journalism major. She is working this summer as a student assistant in the Auburn athletics communications office.
How to Find a Good College Swim Team
It is pretty easy to find a strong swimming school by looking at the rankings, but what about all of the other schools that are not consistently ranked. How do you determine if a school has a good swim program and if it is headed in the right direction?
Following the Feet: Part 3 – Time Trials
For this one morning, all the swimmers count: the slow ones who barely make it across the pool, the fast ones who are set to break records this season.
An Age Group Coach’s Thoughts on Goal Setting
Thomas South is an Age Group Coach working for the Foothills Stingrays Swim Club near Calgary Alberta. He shared his thoughts with us on goal setting with age group swimmers.
USOC relaxes contentious ‘Rule 40’ on athlete marketing during the Olympics
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has amended one of its most criticized rules, “Rule 40,” which restricts independent athlete marketing during the Olympics.
Swimming in Black and White with a Splash of Color – Photo Vault
Swimming in Black and White with a Splash of Color.
Once A Swimmer, Always a Swimmer?
Lisa Wolf is a current USMS Swimmer for District Of Columbia Aquatics Club. She knows that once you’re a swimmer, you’ll always be a swimmer.
