Lifestyle

Olympic Champion Rebecca Soni: The Mental Aspects of Peak Athletic Performance (Part 1 of 2)

RICH ROLL PODCAST WITH REBECCA SONI Rebecca Soni gets the Rich Roll treatment, nearly two and half hours of conversation…

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Improve Swimmer Hip Rotation, Symmetry and Rhythm with the Tech Toc

As most swimmers and coaches know, improving stroke efficiency often requires precise technique correction that calls for private instruction, underwater filming, but most of all, TIME.

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Brain-based movement learning for swimmers – TED x Video

Sean Hutchison, former U.S. Olympic coach and the inventor of IKKOS, explains his patented, brain-based movement learning system.

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Swim in the murky waters of fantasy

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this swimming video, this murky water fantasy produced by Tomek Ducki,…

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Gone Swimming

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this swimming video produced by Maia Media, titled Gone Swimming.

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From a Swimmer’s Perspective: Air Quality

Contributor Lauren Perdue is a 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most decorated swimmers in ACC History.

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Blucore introduces the Corsuit

For over three years now, swimmers have struggled to reach the times set during the era of the Supersuit. Now Blucore is doing something about it, with the release of the Corsuit.

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Olympic Gold Medalists ‘Make a Splash’ With Water Safety Events In LA and Long Beach

The national tour features new USA Swimming Foundation’s Ambassadors Nathan Adrian, Janet Evans, Anthony Ervin (featured image), as well as Olympic Gold Medalists Rowdy Gaines, Jason Lezak, Jessica Hardy, and two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton.

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WADA launches online informational anti-doping course for athletes called ALPHA

Hoping to provide a fresh new method of anti-doping education, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has produced an online educational course for athletes, called ALPHA.

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Olympic Swimmer Elvis Burrows to judge Mrs. USA Universal 2014

Elvis Burrows, a 2008 Olympic Bahamian swimmer, will judge the upcoming Mrs. USA Universal 2014 pageant on June 17th, 2014 in Woonsocket, RI.

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7 Butterfly Sets To Test Your Toughness

Seven butterfly sets from Bob Bowman to David Marsh to elites and fitness swimmers.

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Open Water Swimming Olympian Alex Meyer Q & A

The USA Swimming Open Water nationals are less than 3 weeks away and this time around we’re getting some insight…

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Court gives go-ahead for lawsuit from gay swim coach fired from Catholic school in Seattle

Mark Zmuda, the former teacher and swim coach at a Seattle-area private school who was fired after publicizing his same-sex marriage, will be able to proceed with his lawsuit against the school, a court ruled this week.

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Resistance Training: Try This Swim Parachute Set

Becoming comfortable with fatigue is a crucial part of the racing experience, particularly to swimmers who regularly compete in the 200’s of stroke. The added drag experienced while swimming with a Swim Parachute simulates this feeling to perfection, allowing you to provide real-time feedback in a training setting.

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Michael Andrew 2014 Mesa Swimming Photo Vault

Many thanks to Mike Lewis – olavistaphotography.com — for these great swimming photos.

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