Training

Arsenio Bustos on Going from 50.5 to 49.2 100 LCM Free Next to Caeleb Dressel

Arsenio swam a troth of PBs this week, including 1:43.94 200 IM, 53.57/1:02.95 100 Breast, 19.96/23.02 50 free, 46.51 100 fly, and 43.27/49.25 100 free

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Fast Swimmers Learn from Their Failures

Every swimmer will encounter adversity and failure on their journey in the pool. The fast swimmers are the ones who learn from their setbacks.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Point Break

“If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.”

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Eddie Reese, Texas Legend

Coach of the Month, Coach of the Year, Coach of the Decade. Even those don’t go far enough back for retiring Texas coaching legend Eddie Reese.

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Grade Your Dryland Program for FREE with SURGE Strength

You can now quickly grade your dryland program to see how it measures up to the basic principles and applications that should be in every dryland program.

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Brandonn Almeida on the Importance of Finding Happiness in Your Swimming

Almeida takes us through the bulk of his career, including his experience at a home Olympics in 2016 and competing in the NCAA at South Carolina

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NCAA Division II Champions Queens (NC) Attributes Success To X1-PRO by GMX7

Queens men’s and women’s swim programs started using the X1-PRO in June and incorporates it in their training program twice a week.

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See 2599 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2999 Swim Jobs.

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Nicolas Albiero on How to Prep for the Last 50 of a 200 Fly on Day 4 of NCAAs

Albiero’s strong underwaters allowed him to catch Julian on the last 25, sealing his first individual NCAA title at 1:38.64

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Why Open Finger Swimming With Aqua Knuckles Can Take You To The Next Level

Aqua Knuckles are training aids worn during swim practice for competitive swimmers and anyone who wants to move through the water faster.

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NCAA Champions Bobby Finke, Kieran Smith Recall Double Taper After SEC Champs

We sat down with NCAA champs Kieran Smith and Bobby Finke, who share some fun stories of training during the in-between of SECs and NCAAs

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A Swim Practice to Help You Develop Legendary Closing Speed

This swim practice is designed to give you the endurance to come back strong on the back half of your races. Let’s get after it.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #384

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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See 2596 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2996 Swim Jobs.

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My Favorite Trick for Helping Swim Practice Go By Faster

Swim practices can drag on when our mind wanders. Here is one of my favorite ways of staying ‘in the moment’ which will also help you swim faster.

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