Training

Why Swimmers “Choke” on Race Day

Frustrated with choking on race day? Here’s why it happens and some ways to stop so that you can swim fast when it matters.

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How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

We spend years mastering the water, pushing through pain, and there is a great future in swimming after you finish the race.

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13 Best Swim Caps for Long Hair, Kids, and Competitive Swimmers

For swimmers with long hair, especially kids who train daily, that means tearing through caps (and hair) more often than they should.

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2025 SPIRE Swim Camps – Sign Up Today

Camps focus on technical aspects of racing and are designed to specifically develop the four competitive strokes plus starts, turns…

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2025 Bolles Swim Camp – Sign Up Today

“Join the Tradition of Excellence at Bolles Swim Camps!”

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How The Elite Race The SCY 200 Free Volume 4: Data Trends, Gender Differences, Pending W Surge

Since Missy Franklin in 2015, there are only two swims sub-1:40. Is a surge coming?

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New in Commit: Attendance Taking Improvements

Courtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner Commit Swimming has Team Management Software New Updates: Attendance Taking Improvements Key Enhancements…

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Todd DeSorbo and Ken Ono Present Velocity Swim Camp – Sign Up Today

Redefine your swimming in the most advanced swim camp ever created—built by U.S. Olympic Head Coach Todd DeSorbo and renowned mathematician Dr. Ken Ono

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12 Best Nose Clips For Swimmers To Keep The Water Out

If you’ve ever had chlorinated water shoot up your nose mid-backstroke breakout, you know exactly why these little plastic clamps matter.

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How To Use Stroke Rate To Build Stroke Length

Giving swimmers a set stroke rate and then asking them to go continuously get faster, without changing their stroke rate, is a beneficial drill.

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The Best Boys’ Tech Suits for Age Group Swimmers 12 and Under

For 12 & unders, the perfect tech suit isn’t about elite-level compression or space-age coatings engineered for the Olympic final.

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How The Elite Race The SCY 200 Free Volume 3: The Sub-1:30s, Hobson Case Study & Key Takeaways

Luke Hobson holds seven of the 15 sub-1:30 swims in history, leading him to three consecutive NCAA titles.

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The Best Men’s Swim Training and Lap Swimsuits For 2025

The brief is the uniform of serious swimmers. Whether you’re grinding 8K or hopping in for a lap session, you need it in your swim bag.

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The Top 12 Girls’ Tech Suits for Age Group Swimmers 12 and Under

Choosing tech for a developing swimmer is also about knowing what they don’t need. Not every 12-year-old needs a $500 suit built for World Champs.

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2025 Sergio Lopez Swim Camps @ Virginia Tech – Sign Up Today

Come join 4-time Olympic Coach and 1988 Bronze medalist, Sergio Lopez as he teaches you the techniques and drills that have helped Olympians around the world.

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