Training

How to Test Pull-ups for Swimmers (Even if they can’t do a single pull-up)

Pull-ups for swimmers is a critical exercise both for improvement but also in assessing an athlete’s pulling strength which correlates well to their speed.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Bruce Marchionda & TAC Titans

The TAC Titans found plenty of speed in August, including huge lifetime-best swims by ranked recruits Claire Curzan, Charlotte Hook, and Lance Norris.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #157 – Plank-Heavy Core Day

Today’s workout will focus hard on your core, to help you establish your line when you’re swimming.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #196

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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FINIS Set of the Week: Resistance Is Futile

This week’s set utilizes some gear to add resistance and then takes it away to maximize speed.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #195

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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Say Yes To Your Goals: Live, Work & Excel In SPIRE’s Training Bubble

The SPIRE training bubble is open to help you continue your training and stay on course with your goals and dreams.

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The 3 Most Overlooked Requirements in Writing a Dryland Workout

Creating a successful dryland workout depends largely on eight variables and how you program them both session-to-session and during the overall season.

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4D Swimming – Part III: The Future

Jukka Shemeikka, Head of Aquatics at the Olympic Training Center in Finland, goes through the future plans of her 4D swimming research project.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #194

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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Fike Swim Ambassadors Launch Signature Suits

Fike Swimsuits are the best training and non-tech competition suits made in America, and our ambassadors have been part of the design process… 

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See 2441 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 2841 Swim Jobs.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #154 – Crunch That Core

Today’s workout will be focused on the core.

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