3 Tips To Handle Swim Practice After a Break from the Pool
Depending on how much you’ve exercised, and how healthy you’ve continued to eat over break, you may be slightly sore or possibly to the point where you feel like a dormant rock. Before the “Soreness of Death” kicks in, here are some tips that could help…
Rowdy Gaines, YMCA of Central Florida offering 10,000 free swim lessons for ‘Splash Week’
The YMCA of Central Florida is billing an April week as “Splash Week,” complete with free swimming lessons to promote water survival skills in the state.
Shouts from the Stands: An enthusiastic Katie Ledecky-centric blog from an otherwise unenthusiastic non-blogger
People say that Katie Ledecky shocked the swimming world and pulled an upset in London when she won the 800 freestyle in American record fashion, but I disagree.
4 Questions To Ask Prior to Signing Your National Letter of Intent
What questions should swimmers ask before they put their “John Hancock” on the National Letter of Intent?
Mental Health Awareness: Athlete Identity and Career Retirement
We’ve had some fun over the past few weeks with stories about how to transition from being a swimmer to a…
The 5 Stages of the Swim Season Explained For Non-Swimmers
Swim season seems to last forever until you are officially a “swammer” and sometimes it doesn’t even stop there. If you have non-swimmer friends, show them this breakdown to explain the 5 Stages of the Swim Season.
Police close investigation of alleged rape of former Missouri swimmer with no prosecutions
Columbia, Missouri police have officially closed their investigation into the alleged 2010 rape of former Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey after more than a year of digging.
What a Swimmer Does When The Going Gets Tough
What happens when we find ourselves struggling for weeks, months, or even an entire season just to improve? How do we know that we can achieve another best time or record-breaking swim?
12 Signs You Should Be Open Water Swimming
Open Water swimming is similar to pool swimming because, well, you’re swimming…but that’s where the similarities end. If you can recognize yourself in any or all of the following, then maybe you should be open water swimming.
SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe Releases Remix of Tritonal’s Anchor
Godsoe–also known under his SoundCloud handle “Eego”–has just released a new remix, this time to the song “Anchor” by Tritonal.
Sun Tail Mermaid: A Better Monofin Swim Flipper
Sun Tail Mermaid is a durable and super comfy monofin swimfin for kids, teens, and adults.
The Calm Before the Swimming Storm
For those of you who don’t get along with your coach, or just want to strengthen your relationship, here are 5 tips for a great coach-to-athlete relationship:
5 Important Things in a Good Coach to Athlete Relationship
For those of you who don’t get along with your coach, or just want to strengthen your relationship, here are 5 tips for a great coach-to-athlete relationship:
You’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal, now what?
BJ Bedford Miller: “When everything you’ve done is prologue to one minute, what do you do next? How long do you enjoy it, and where do you go from there?”
5 Reasons To Swim DIII In College
If you are deciding between D1 and D3 swimming, read these 5 reasons why I believe Division 3 is the right fit for many swimmers.