Training

Become SURGE Strength Dryland Certified (SSDC): Save the Date!

Don’t miss the next opportunity for you to Become SURGE Strength Dryland Certified (SSDC) beginning May 1st through May 4th.

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FINIS Set of the Week: IM, But Make It Doable

A set for when you want to work on IM, but you don’t want to do that much IM.

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Braden Holloway Explains ‘Hotub Tuesday’, Quintin McCarty 18.8 in Practice (Race Video)

We were curious about “Hottub Tuesday”, a speed challenge that originated last year which most recently saw redshirt freshman Quintin McCarty go 18.8

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SURGE Strength’s Top 5 Ways to Strengthen Your Team Dryland Program

Learn how to maximize your team dryland program with answers to our most frequently asked Dryland questions (from swimmers and swim coaches like you!).

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8 Ways To Build Confidence This Season

With consistent practice, we can guide our confidence on an upward trajectory over time.

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FINIS Set of the Week: The Joys and Pains of Pulling

This week’s workout is a pull set designed to working on change of speed without the use of your legs.

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The Secret to Building Buy-In: 4 Coaching Styles for Swimmers

Build motivation and skill within your team by matching these 4 coaching styles for swimmers to each athlete: assign, spark, educate, and aim.

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Channel Your Pressure, Cancel Your Stress

Knowing the difference between pressure and stress and becoming familiar with their role in your training can drastically impact how you perform at any level.

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Fike Swim: Day One Matters

The first couple weeks of a season might be the most important.

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SwimSwam Drill of the Month – August 2023: “Golf Ball Drill”

The Drill of the Month for August of 2023 comes to us from Schroeder Y’s Chandler Lewis.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Natina

Natina led the Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks to a standout showing at U.S. Junior Nationals, with the girls’ team finishing 2nd overall.

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LEN U23 Champion Emma Sticklen on Breaking Through This Summer in the Long Course Pool

The Texas All-American walks us through what she gained from each competition as well as what has made the training environment so special in Austin this year

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FINIS Set of the Week: Resistance is Futile

This set is designed to work on your speed by adding resistance then taking it away for sprints.

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Dissecting Kate Douglass’s 6-Medal Performance at the 2023 World Championships

Douglass reflects on her huge event lineup in Japan, including swimming the 200 breast and 100 free back-to-back through prelims, semis, and finals.

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