The Truth about Your Head Position In Swimming
Gary Hall Sr.: “Most swimmers swim freestyle or backstroke with their heads positioned too high, looking forward slightly as they swim through the water, or in the case of backstroke, with the head perched up.”
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.
Nicol Comes Away With an Impressive Win at the Mel Zajac Jr International
Rachel Nicol was one of five members of the Canadian Pan American Games team to take home gold on the first night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International…
DiRado wins one event, ties for another on opening night of Speedo Grand Challenge
Maya DiRado earned shares of two wins on a night when some of the top California-based postgrads clashed at the Speedo Grand Challenge.
2015 CIF State Meet Prelims – Eastin, Valente Chasing National High School Records
Ella Eastin is the top qualifier in the 200 IM and second in the 100 breast. She is only 1/10 off the national high school record in the IM, heading into Saturday’s finals.
Synchro Silver for Couch and Barrow
On the opening day of competition at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in Windsor it was Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow that impressed with silver in the 10m Synchro.
Olympic Gold Medalist Allison Schmitt Opens Up About Post-London Depression
Five-time Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt opens up on the subject of her post-Olympic depression and encourages others not to be afraid to seek help.
2015 CIF San Diego Section – Torrey Pines Sweeps Division I Titles
Torrey Pines High School swept the CIF-San Diego Section Divsion I finals, winning both the girls’ meet and the boys’ meet by wide margins.
Missy Franklin will compete at Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara next month
Olympic champ and world record-holder Missy Franklin has been quiet on the competition front since her huge NCAA Championships, but she will be jumping into long course season headfirst at next month’s Santa Clara Pro Swim Series, her agent says.
Rio Official Confirms Delamare Aquatic Park Will Not Be Ready for 2016 Olympic Water Polo
A Rio official confirms that the Julio Delamare Aquatic Park’s construction will not be done in time to host the 2016 Olympic water park events.
Russian Olympic Committee Prez Targets Top Three Medal Haul in Rio
Will Yulia Efimova add to Russia’s overall medal standings in the country’s quest to finish overall top three in Rio?
Swim Job: QuickSilver Swimming seeks 10 & Under Head Site Coach
QuickSilver is a USA-S Level 1 Club Recognition and Bronze Level Club Excellence club.
FFN Golden Tour in Nancy: Hosszu, Metella, Verraszto Out Front After Day 1
Katinka Hosszu tops the leaderboard after three podia on Day One of the Nancy stage of France’s Golden Tour.
Kosuke Kitajima Announces Planned Retirement Following 2016 Olympic Games
According to an interview done on Japanese TV, Kosuke Kitajima, one of the most famed breaststrokers this sport has ever seen, will retire following the 2016 Olympic Games.
Former All-American Kameron Chastain re-joining Louisville as new assistant coach
All-American Louisville breaststroker Kameron Chastain will be rejoining the Cardinal program as the team’s new assistant coach.
