How To Ramp Up Strength Training
Like most things in sports, doing the same exact strength training you did last season may not help you improve. To continue to get better, you need to challenge your body to learn more complex movements.
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.
3 Steps to Faster Turns
Turns are an incredible advantage to the athlete who can nail them. A great turn will increase your acceleration coming off the wall, giving you “easy speed” that requires no additional effort, whereas a bad turn will make you fight hard to make up for lost ground.
Swim Job: U.S. Masters Swimming seeks Business Development Manager
USMS is the premier resource for adult aquatic fitness in the United States and will make fitness through swimming available for as many adults as possible.
How to Improve your Flexibility
Flexibility is an important part of every swimmer’s training, but it is often overlooked. Not only does flexibility improve your range of motion, but it also protects against injury. Let’s discuss a few ways you can improve your flexibility within your training to improve your athleticism in the water.
3 Ways to Maintain your Strength In Swimming
Staying in better shape by maintaining your strength from one season to the next will help you manage preseason training better and set you up for a great training cycle. Let’s discuss three ways you can maintain your strength over the course of your break.
Records, Stereotypes Fall in LGBTQ Movement
Proud to Play: Where the Gay and Athletic Communities Intersect by Oliver Goodman | [email protected] “Stereotypes are like records,” Jack…
Sara Holman Named 2014’s Air Force Athlete of the Year
First Lt. Sara Holman has been selected as the 2014 Air Force Athlete of the Year for her stellar efforts…
Lessons From Legends – Olympic Champion Mike Barrowman
“One of the great competitors in the last 25 years of swimming is Mike Barrowman, a 200 breaststroker.”
Why Matt Biondi matters so much to the sport of swimming – 1988 Video Vault
“Swimmers, know thy swimming history.” Before Michael Phelps, Matt Biondi was USA Swimming’s superstar. Competing at the 1984, 1988 and…
The 4 Most Common Extracurricular Activities of the Competitive Swimmer
#2 Napping. Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian must know what we’re talking about. Sprinters are fast, but big, strong sprinters love to nap.
From Heart-Attack to World Records in Swimming
Larry Day, University of Michigan alum and the Founder/President of Pal Pace, is a well-known masters swimming champion. The sport…
Josh Davis National Record Celey Time Lapse Video
Davis captured two national records at USMS Springs Nationals. Mike Lewis, SwimSwam Photographer, put together a great “celey” time lapse video. See it here.
More than 40 USMS records fall at Masters Spring Nationals
More than 40 different Masters National records fell at the short course national championship in San Antonio this weekend, including a number to some former Olympians.
Josh Davis Breaks USMS Record, Interviews USMS Star Matt Grevers, Hosts Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic
Josh, 42 years old, dropped a 1:38.23 breaking the 200 yard free USMS Record for the 40-44 age group. (Michael Ross held the record at 1:38.94.)
