How to Prepare for Long Course Season
The long course season is considerably shorter than the short course season, making the integrity of your training and meet preparation even more critical.
How To Ramp Up Strength Training
Like most things in sports, doing the same exact strength training you did last season may not help you improve. To continue to get better, you need to challenge your body to learn more complex movements.
Tom Shields’ 3 Favorite Exercises
Tom Shields had a breakout swim last summer at U.S. Nationals, winning the 100m and 200m butterfly events.
Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises
Thanks to our Pan Pacs partner, BridgeAthletic, today we featured Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises. This summer at US Nationals, Ervin battled a lightning fast final to win the title in the 50m freestyle.
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.
How to Improve your Flexibility
Flexibility is an important part of every swimmer’s training, but it is often overlooked. Not only does flexibility improve your range of motion, but it also protects against injury. Let’s discuss a few ways you can improve your flexibility within your training to improve your athleticism in the water.
3 Ways to Maintain your Strength In Swimming
Staying in better shape by maintaining your strength from one season to the next will help you manage preseason training better and set you up for a great training cycle. Let’s discuss three ways you can maintain your strength over the course of your break.
Swimmers, Sweat, and Why You Need Electrolytes
In the water, the obvious indicators of dehydration are less apparent—excessive sweating, dry mouth, overheating, etc., so it’s easy to forget to drink fluids steadily throughout practice.
3 Ways to Recover and Refresh Post-Season
3 Ways to recover and refresh between the short course and long course season.
3 Exercises for Powerful Long Axis Strokes
Add the following exercises to your repertoire to individualize your strength program for the events that you swim. Begin by incorporating at least one or two of these stroke-specific exercises into each strength training session.
3 Steps to Maximize Your Endurance for Long Course
In a 50-meter pool you can’t rely as heavily on turns, underwaters, or breakouts to help you pick up easy speed along the race. We’ve got a few tips to help you be more efficient in practice and faster at the end of your races this summer.
3 Tips on Summer Sun Exposure
Whether you swim under the sun every day at practice or catch some rays at one meet in the next few months, protecting your skin is critical to your health now and in the long term. Let’s discuss sun exposure and how it relates to you.
3 Exercises for Powerful Short Axis Strokes
This week we’ll address the 3 short axis exercises that will help make your butterfly and breastroke both easier and faster.
Your Top Recovery Methods for High-Volume Training
Spring training involves a heavy dose of yardage paired with intense dryland. Swimmers jump head first into high-volume practices while managing soreness and fatigue from their general strength and conditioning on land. Proper recovery helps athletes stay healthy and consistent with their training year round.
Going Back to the Drawing Board
When the championship meet is over—whether it’s the Olympics, NCAA’s, junior nationals, high school championships, or anything in between—swimmers need…
