Masters

13 Things I’ve Learned From 13 Years Of Swimming

#3 – Swim coaches will be some of the most important people in your life and some of your biggest supporters, in and out of the pool.

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Is Hypoxic Training Good, Bad or The Wrong Terminology?

You may have heard swim coaches use the term Hypoxic Training and wondered exactly what it meant. The literal definition means to swim with fewer breaths per length and so limit the supply of oxygen to your body.

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Our 14 Favorite Underwater Photos from 2014

It’s the end of another year and we sat down with SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis and selected 14 of our…

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9 Odd Things I’ve Learned Swimming This Past Year

Rafael Domeyko is a swimming photographer and a masters swimmer. He has swum his entire life and he continually learns new things about the sport and swimming culture.

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Lessons From Legends, Mary T. Meagher

Chuck Warner, the author, is a coach and an old friend. Thoughtful and passionate about the sport, he has studied the details behind what it takes to achieve swimming excellence.

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5 Swim Meet Must-Haves

Bryana Cielo shares the 5 items required for a successful swim meet.

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Need a Gift Idea This Holiday? Give Your Swimmer an Elite Level Strength Program

BridgeAthletic is offering SwimSwam readers the ability to give the gift of an elite level strength program at a discount.

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Olympian Josh Davis Breaks Down USRPT in a Way You Have Not Heard Before – Video

5-time Olympic Medalist, Josh Davis, breaks down your swimming career, and why USRPT works for the majority of swimmers.

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American Sprinter, Erika Braun, Breaks 3 Masters World Records

Erika Braun (left) with North Carolina Masters Swimming teammates Henry Stewart, Sue Walsh, and Jon Klein after their World Record win in the mixed 200-239 age group 400m freestyle relay.

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11 Things Swimmers Love

#1 – That very rare occasion when you realize that your coach has NOT turned up for morning training.

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12 Things Swimmers Hate

#6 – When people complain about waking up early…

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Neuroplasticity: 6 Success Strategies to Change Your Brain

#2 – Remember, in detail, the best races or practices you have ever had.

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SwimOutlet.com Named as Official Online Store of USA Swimming

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, has partnered with the sport’s national governing body, USA Swimming, to become the exclusive Official Online Store of USA Swimming.

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3 Proven Ways to Develop and Support Motivation

How do we move from wanting or desiring to reach a goal to taking action in order to get it? In other words, what are the best ways for us to motivate ourselves, or to motivate others?

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SwimLabs – Where Entrepreneurship and Swimming Collide

Over 400,000 people are registered with USA Swimming, and tens of millions of take swim lessons every year. Why not use this growth and combine it with your entrepreneurial spirit?

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