Training

Why Do YOU Swim?

We all make the trip to the pool for a slightly different reason. What is yours? #whyswim

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Peter Vanderkaay Announces Retirement (10 Q’s with Josh Davis)

5-time Olympic medalist, Josh Davis, interviews Olympic gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Coach’s Log: Stanford IM Set

The Stanford Men have followed up the distance set they showed us in the fall with an IM set from last month. Have you ever seen someone go 1:49 in a 200 IM, 2700 yards into a set?

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Open Water Swimming Workout, Focus on Your Pacing

photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Coach’s Log, Brett Hawke Speed Work

Auburn Head Coach Brett Hawke is known for producing speed. Here’s a set he did with the Tigers this week that his swimmers said was one of the best of the season. (Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Water Swimming Workout For Masters and Triathletes

Another open water swimming workout from the Wind-n-Sea Masters in La Jolla California. One key to successful open water swimming…

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Open Water Swimming Workout for masters and triathletes

photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Training for Long Course Breaststroke

There are a few differences between racing long course and short course events. The short axis strokes experience the largest shift between seasons.

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FINIS Hires New Controller, 9-Time Ironman

Editor’s note: the “controller” of a company is in charge of producing financial accounts, building budgets and forecasts, monitoring the…

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Open Water Swimming Workout – January 22, 2013

photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Open Water Swimming Workout

We’ll be featuring workouts from the Wind-n-Sea Masters Swimming team in La Jolla California.   The team is based in…

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Alan Welco Will Be the New Managing Director of Sales at Finis

“Alan brings over 30 years of successful sales management experience from the high technology industry, including the last 13 years at KLA-Tencor.”

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Developing a Second Kick in Butterfly

All elite butterfliers have one thing in common: a great second kick. These few drills will help you master the art.

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Coach’s Log: Paul Yetter of T2 Aquatics (with video)

Paul Yetter contributes to SwimSwam Coach’s Log and he was kind enough to not only provide 3 workouts and a brief written explanation, but he also answered some of my questions in a SwimSwam Skype Interview. (Photo by NaplesNews.com)

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