My Favorite Skill
Who in Swimming has influenced your life? Athlete Manager & Entrepreneur Emily White Chronicles her answer below.
Following the Feet: Opening Day at the Daleview Swim Club
Following the Feet is an 8-week summer series on SwimSwam. Written by Stina Oakes, the series follows the eight weeks of summer club season at Silver Spring, Maryland’s Daleview Swim Club, whose team mascot is the “Feet.”
Shouts From the Stands: Changing Lanes
Matt Pariselli explores the tough transition to life beyond swimming
National Shallow Water Blackout Prevention Day is officially May 31st
This announcement is courtesy of VASA, a SwimSwam partner. This letter to the swimming community is from Rhonda Milner, M.D., Founder…
On the Wings of Determination and Hope: Lily’s Story
Although Lily can only walk with the aid of crutches, this limitation has not stopped her from flying through life on the wings of determination and hope, with her fiercely supportive family and friends by her side.
Olympian Dara Torres Invites New Swimmers and Families to Jump In with SwimToday
While youth sports participation by children ages 6-12 has dropped 4.5 percent since 2008[i], swimming membership in year-round teams increased…
3 Ways to do a Shoulder Safe Swimming Workout
Practicing proper technique is arguably the #1 measure you can take to prevent or recover from an overuse injury. To avoid technique that can aggravate an injury, warm-up with 3-5 drills before every workout.
Swimming Heroes We Remember: Tedford H. Cann, The Man Who Beat the Duke
On this day of remembrance, we remember one of our own who is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.
2015 World Championship Teaser Video with Lochte, Adrian, Morozov and Manaudou
Why is Michael Phelps in this Russian teaser video for the 2015 FINA World Championships?
Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises
Thanks to our Pan Pacs partner, BridgeAthletic, today we featured Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises. This summer at US Nationals, Ervin battled a lightning fast final to win the title in the 50m freestyle.
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sleep and Athletic Performance
It can be so tempting to stay up into the late hours of the night scrolling through Instagram. But in the long run, what’s more important: a girl’s Instagram post you barely know or getting the most of your training?
UNC Asheville Builds Women’s Swimming Program – College Recruiting Video
Captain Galen Broido, along with her group mates Mandi Melton, Shayla Hensley and Lexi Banks produced the recruiting video for the Women’s Swim Team.
The Final Race: Don’t you swammers see what you’ve done?
“The harsh reality and underappreciated beauty of this sport is that we can never be satisfied. If we were, this sport would not advance.”
A Letter to High School Swimmers who “Aren’t Good Enough” to Swim in College
How a high school swimmer turned apathy into motivation at the college-level and made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials.
