The Save Your Season Solution for Injured Swimmers
How do you keep your injured swimmers in training? (Featured Image: Alex Meyer, VASA Athlete)
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Why our brains do not like red-bottomed swimming pools
In the midst of Ledecky’s dominance, Phelps’ comeback, and the rest of Pan Pacs hubbub, I ask the readers of SwimSwam: Would we all love swimming so much if the bottom of the pool were red?
Swim Gear: Speedo’s New Nemesis Fins are Making Waves
Speedo’s new Nemesis Fin was designed using biomimicry and inspired by the pectoral fin of the Humpback Whale. (Featured image: Ryan Lochte, Speedo Athlete)
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Waikiki Roughwater Swim Photo Vault
It’s one of the world’s most iconic open water swimming races for many reasons – the water temperature is ideal…
17 Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you are jobless or don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family! Here are 17 Swim Jobs you might love…
4 Reasons Why USRPT May Work for Your Swimming Career – Video Feature
Michael Andrew is a USRPT Athlete. He owns 75 National Age Group Records.
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15 Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you are jobless or don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family! Here are 15 Swim Jobs you might love…
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The 7 Wonders of the Swimming Pool World
While some of these locations may not be the newest, the largest or the prettiest, they all have something in common: culture. Be it surviving a World War, or complementing a beach town, these locations have greatly influenced the shape of swimming as we see it now.
Swim Speed Secrets For Swimmers and Triathletes
SWIM SPEED STROKES breakS down the pull, kick, core movement, and timing of elite swimmers PVK, Rebecca Soni, Aaron Peirsol, Rowdy Gaines, Ashley Whitney, Vlad Morozov, Ariana Kukors, Andrew Gemmell, Laura Sogar, Nicolas Fink, Elizabeth Beisel, Doug Reynolds & Melanie Margalis.
Team TYR Trio Earns Tickets to the 2015 FINA World Championships
TYR Sport is proud to announce that three of its athletes — Matt Grevers, Michael McBroom and Jimmy Feigen– have earned bids to the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
USA Swimming Foundation Fantasy Camps Offer Chance to Live Like an Olympian
The inaugural 2014 Youth Fantasy Camp for ages 12-17 will be held October 9–12, followed by an adult Fantasy Camp for ages 18 and older from October 17-19. Space is limited, with registration deadlines on September 3 for youth camp and September 10 for adult camp.
3 Tips to Make Your Swimsuit Last Longer
Is your swimwear not lasting as long as you would like? If you’re wearing your swimsuit in chlorinated water on a regular basis, there are few things to lengthen your swimsuits life.
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Building a Foundation for Success in Swimming
One of the best resources an athlete has access to is their coach. A suggestion from Michael Klueh, a Dolfin sponsored athlete and swimmer at Club Wolverine, is to have a goal meeting with your coach.
Should Men Be Allowed in Synchro at FINA Worlds?
FINA does not allow men to compete in synchronized swimming. Why not? I don’t really know, and I’d appreciate anyone willing to explain it in the comments section.
Swim Training: The Importance Of Technique and Timing in Backstroke
Backstroke requires an intricate coordination between head position, chest rotation and hip alignment all of which are tied closely to one thing: timing.
