Non College

Attention Masters: Finis Discounts Suits to $20

Since  the last hope for full-body/tech suits was done away with at the FINA Bureau meeting last week, FINIS has…

FINA Announces Time Standards for 2011 World Championships

At the FINA Bureau meeting last week in Bangkok, a Time Standard qualifying system was decided upon for the 2011…

NYT Article: Phelps on a Break, Not in a Slump

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/sports/olympics/24swimming.html Today, I came across this article in the New York Times. It’s about how visible Michael Phelps has been…

FINA to Retest Blood Samples from Rome

After its bureau meeting in Bangkok, FINA announced that it would be reexamining the blood samples from the 2o09 World…

Track Starts: The (almost) Definitive Scientific View

At the risk of offending your coach, the two-footed start is a dinosaur: it once ruled the land, but slowly…

FINA Bureau Rules to Bring Masters Suits In Line

(Big Thanks to Tracy at the Masters Swimmers Blog for the great picture, taken at the National Senior Games!) By…

The State of the Sprint in the States

Today I was having a conversation with a very experienced, well-respected coach, and somehow, 50 yard/meter swimming came up. He…

Breaststroke Drill: Splash Drill

The goal of this drill is to encourage a fast and streamlined recovery on breaststroke. The drill is swum almost…

TritonWear Live Webinar With Russel Mark

TritonWear LIVE WEBINAR with Russell Mark, USA swimming Manager of High Performance). This series reviews race data from 2012 – 2021 Olympics.

Why I Swim

Swimming is far more than just a sport for many of us. Here are just a few of the endless reasons that I swim. This is a great way to be healthy.