Training

Yoga for Swimmers: Mobility and Strength for an Efficient Butterfly

Yoga is one of the most efficient ways that you can develop both the mobility and strength needed to developing a stronger and faster butterfly…

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How to Hyper-Streamline in Swimming instead of a Simple Streamline (VIDEO)

“The best streamline swimming position has become a center for controversy in swimming…”

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5 Things Swimmers Do to Derail Their Workouts

This season make your workouts more consistent and 16.4 times as awesome by steering clear of these common hang-ups that often derails a swimmer’s workout.

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What grade is your freestyle recovery?

“In swimming, I like to describe the freestyle recovery as having three octane grades; low, medium and high.”

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What To Do When You Are Ready to Achieve Your Swimming Goals

With a fresh season comes a new opportunity to excel at the sport we all love. Here are some strategies for developing goals that will keep the fire burning long into the season.

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Building the Bulletproof Swimmer

Every swimmer wants to crush the hardest training sessions — then show up the next day to do it again… all without breaking down.

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175,000 Workouts Later: A New Tech Leader

Commit Swimming is a new kind of workout manager for swim teams that was launched 20 months ago. We have been informed that this Spring, Commit surpassed a major milestone.

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3 Simple Tips for Having an Awesome Attitude at the Pool

When you have a good attitude at the pool training hard and fast becomes a whole lot easier. Here are 3 simple tips for an awesome attitude.

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Coleman’s Carpool: 10 Minutes in the hot seat with Dave Durden (Video)

In Coleman’s Carpool we get the insider’s perspective on your favorite swimmers. SwimSwam Head of Production, Coleman Hodges, invites swimmers…

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How to Be a More Coachable Swimmer

Elite swimmers have the shared trait of being highly coachable. Here are 5 tips for being a more coachable swimmer so that you can make the most of your time in the water.

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New from S.R.Smith, the aXs2 360 Rotational Pool Lift

S.R.Smith has just added a new pool lift offering to its comprehensive line of ADA Aquatic Lifts. A 360o rotational pool lift, the aXs2 features a sleek and compact design that requires minimal deck space.

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Why Sculling Matters In Swimming

Sculling with the hands is one of the best ways to teach a swimmer to feel the water.

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20 Habits of Elite Swimmers

Elite swimmers like Ryan Lochte recognize the value and results that comes with hard work. Here are 19 other habits of top-level swimmers.

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Are You Swimming to Win or Swimming Not to Lose? (And Why The Difference Matters.)

The difference between swimmers who swim to win compared to those who swim to not lose might seem like a trivial difference. But here’s how much of an impact it can actually have.

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21 Ways You Know You Are a Swimmer

Swimming isn’t a sport, it’s a way of life. Here are 21 familiar ways that you know you are a competitive swimmer and all about that swimmer life.

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