Why you need to perfect your backstroke kick
Junya and Olympic champion Roland Schoemann demonstrate two important dryland exercises that help increase the flexibility of the ankle.
Why the Breaststroke Kick Speed Drill Matters
Having great speed in breaststroke kick is one of the techniques that led Olympian Rebecca Soni to gold medals in the Beijing and London Olympics.
Why Freestyle Body Rotation Matters (Video)
Body Rotation is one of the key ingredients to a fast freestyle swim technique.
Roland Schoeman schools you on The Fifth Stroke (Video)
Many are talented kickers, but all fast swimmers work their kick a lot. Dolphin kick not only requires tremendous leg strength, it demands the whole body to move to create maximum propulsion.
Backstroke Drill, 6 Kick Switch (video)
World champion backstroker Junya Koga demonstrates a backstroke swim drill, also known as 6 Kick Switch, that will help you appreciate the importance of this extreme rotation from one side to the other.
Learn Dolphin Kick Freestyle – Michael Phelps swim technique (VIDEO)
Michael Phelps uses this technique. The dolphin kick freestyle was also used by Olympic Champion Michael Klim from Australia, in the final meters of his leadoff 100m freestyle on the relay at the 2000 Olympic Games.
How to do a Perfect Backstroke Start – Video
World Champion Junya Koga shows us both the incorrect and correct feet positioning while Gary Hall Sr. explains why correct feet positioning matters in the start, launch and entry.
How to Master The Back Footplate on Starts
There are two options for the track start using the back footplate, weight forward or weight backward.
The Race Club Launches New Website
Announcing the launch of The Race Club’s new website with a completely new user experience.
Why The Fundamental Law of Inertia Matters In Swimming
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.
2015 Race Club Fall Swimisodes Are Here (Video)
In swimming, where water is 800 times denser than air so every detail counts.
Yoga for Swimmers – Release Tension in Your Hips, Quads and Glutes
In this intense 20 minute Vinyasa flow yoga practice, we focus on stretching these regions of the legs that tend to be tight in swimmers. (Featured image: Rebecca Soni)
Abbie Fish Joins The Race Club As Expert Technical Coach
“We can’t wait for Abbie to join our family in mid-August. She is passionate about all things swimming” – Gary Hall Sr.
What is The Art of Swim Parenting?
Being a swim parent is not easy. If it were, we would likely have 2 million registered USA Swimming members, rather than 400,000.
Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga (Video Feature)
Rebecca used Yoga during her career as an elite athlete eventually replacing her weight lifting program entirely with yoga.
