Training

The Power of Journaling for Swimmers

Want better workouts? A bullet-proof race plan? Less anxiety behind the blocks? Yup—the simple act of journaling can help. Big time. Here’s how.

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Welcome Back: Texas A&M Men Swim 4,900 Yards on First Day Back to Practice

Shaine Casas and the Texas A&M men resumed to training on Tuesday in College Station with a voluntary, coach-free in-water workout.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #119

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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IM Sets When All Swimmers Start Away From The Walls

Social distancing with over 2 people per lane can get confusing with during IM sets. Do you start off in Fly? Do you split up the Free leg?

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10 Things That Have Nothing to Do With Talent

Much is made about having lots of talent. But talent alone doesn’t make champion swimmers. Here’s what to focus on instead.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #79 – Working on Starts & Turns

Today’s workout will focus on strengthening your jumping muscles to help with your starts and pushing off the wall.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Cross Swim

This week’s set from Kat Wickham, FINIS marketing coordinator, incorporates some dryland training into your swimming workout.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Ray Looze on What Makes a Perfect Breaststroke

Looze talks about the ins and outs of learning how to coach breaststroke, what he looks for in potential recruits, and how to build up a great breaststroke

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #118

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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Anti Wave Starting Blocks and Ledges

Anti Wave continues its long tradition of industry-leading product innovation with the release of their new Adjustable Backstroke Start Ledge models.

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Why Swimmers Should Peer Mentor Younger Teammates

We’ve all heard of the buddy system and mentoring. Here’s how peer mentoring can boost team culture, increase sense of belonging, and help swimmers improve.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #78 – Pushup Pyramid

Today’s workout will be pushup-heavy, since we’ve been focusing on core and lower body lately. 

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The Swim Smart Push Paddle

As we make our way back to the water, quality matters more than ever. The Swim Smart Push Paddle is the best way to get those underwaters back in form!

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See 2379 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 2779 Swim Jobs.

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