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.
Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga (Video Feature)
Rebecca used Yoga during her career as an elite athlete eventually replacing her weight lifting program entirely with yoga.
Mission Viejo Nadadores raise over $4500 in Relay For Life event
The Mission Viejo Nadadores have raised over $4,500 for the American Cancer Society through various fundraisers related to the Relay…
Training in the Mediterranean with SwimMAC Team Elite at Mare Nostrum
SwimSwam got the Marsh message via email. According to the Marsh-Man, it was Olympic star Ryan Lochte in the lead of the Team Elite pack crossing the cove.
Race Details: 3 Ways to Improve your Start
At the end of your season, all the training is in the bag, and you are shaved, tapered, and ready to race. Perfecting your race details, such as starts, turns, and breakouts, will give you the best shot at making finals, finishing first, or hitting a qualifying time.
The 7 Types of Slackers on every Swim Team
Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS!
Jersey City Receives Anonymous $45,000 Donation for American Red Cross Swim Instruction
Just as the outdoor swimming season is getting underway across the country, disadvantaged children in New Jersey wanting to partake…
Racing for Brain Trauma Awareness: The 3rd Annual Ocean Games
When a motorcycle accident in 2007 left founder and race director Corey Davis with a traumatic brain injury, rendering him unable to walk, the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program became his hope.
7 Ways to Cope With Retirement From Competitive Swimming
How to transition to the afterlife of your competitive swimming career. #6 Don’t compare your old swimmer self to your new swammer self.
How to Maintain a Strong Core
Swimmers use their core in every part of a race—from the propulsive undulation of dolphin kicking to the quick change of direction on a turn. Maintaining a strong core is an important part of the athlete’s strength training.
3 Reasons Why Drills Matter In Swimming
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
Everything I Need to Know About Marriage, I Learned in the Pool
The recently engaged Michael Phelps will be in good stead in marriage says Joy Archer, as long as he remembers what he learned in the pool.
