6 cool things about Misty Hyman and why you should meet her at a Misty-Fly BREAKout! Swim Clinic
Olympic Champion Misty Hyman headlines three BREAKout! Swim Clinics.
Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center Hosts Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte
The Arena Pro Swim Series will be held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center (MCAC) in Charlotte this weekend. MCAC has been known as one of those special places where fast swimming happens without a lot of glitz and glamour.
Swim with Leila: Flip Turn Tips video
This time around, Vaziri walks viewers through the finer details of the flip turn, focusing on a tight tuck, a quick rotation and the role of your feet in producing a fast, technically sound flip turn.
Coach’s Intel: ATOM’s Shaynah Jerrell Shares a Broken 200 Set
In today’s Coach’s Intel Shaynah Jerrell of ATOM shares a broken 200 set that she likes to use with her swimmers.
Swimmers, Sweat, and Why You Need Electrolytes
In the water, the obvious indicators of dehydration are less apparent—excessive sweating, dry mouth, overheating, etc., so it’s easy to forget to drink fluids steadily throughout practice.
3 Ways to Recover and Refresh Post-Season
3 Ways to recover and refresh between the short course and long course season.
3 Exercises for Powerful Long Axis Strokes
Add the following exercises to your repertoire to individualize your strength program for the events that you swim. Begin by incorporating at least one or two of these stroke-specific exercises into each strength training session.
Drill Video for – What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t)
In this video, Johns Hopkins freshman swimmer Gwynnie LaMastra demonstrates the “breaststroke connectedness” drill described in the article “What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t).”
VIDEO: Boxer Floyd Mayweather uses swimming to prepare for bout with Manny Pacquiao
Warning: the video includes some not-safe-for-work language.
What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t)
The world of breaststroke has always been quirky, idiosyncratic, individualized, and just plain weird. These days, the variegation of breaststroke styles has gone wild. Here are the differing styles of elites…
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin is one of the fastest swimmers on the planet. Here are 6 things you might not have known about “Missy the Missile.” #3 – She had a cameo in the movie “The Internship.” See video of the cameo here.
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Olympian Nathan Adrian
His middle name is Ghar-jun, he appeared on MythBusters, and he’s got a street named after him in Bremerton. Here are 8 things you didn’t know about 100m freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian.
How many yards did you swim last season?
How many drill sets did you do? What percent of your training was IM? Most competitive swimmers couldn’t tell you basic statistics about their training, but that’s not because they don’t care.
Josh Davis National Record Celey Time Lapse Video
Davis captured two national records at USMS Springs Nationals. Mike Lewis, SwimSwam Photographer, put together a great “celey” time lapse video. See it here.
