Exercise To Improve Your Catch
To find variety in the weight room is sometimes difficult. Here is an exercise that one of the most important phases in swimming: the catch.
Swim Video: Dolphin Chasing Fish, A New Perspective on Fast Swimming
Swim Video is courtesy of David Marsh Performance and Queens University of Charlotte, a SwimSwam Swim Camp Partner.
Q Swimwear Seeks Brand/Sales Reprentatives to Fill Positions Nationwide
Brand representatives will be responsible for helping grow our team products (suits,t-shirts, towels, mesh bags) and in house designed suits (Q Designs) in their respective areas.
Incorporating Open Water Swimming in Pool Workouts
For many open water swimmers in the northern hemisphere, it’s still a bit too cold to hit the open water,…
Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce Shares her Pre-Race Strategy
This Swimming Tip video is courtesy of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com, a SwimSwam partner.
TYR Sport Signs Two-Time Olympic Mike Alexandrov
TYR Sport is pleased to announce it has renewed its contract with 2X Olympian Mike Alexandrov. Alexandrov recently reminded the…
Mercersburg Swim Camps: Learn Innovative Techniques and Have Fun
Mercersburg Swim Clinics provide an experience that teaches swimmers the most innovative techniques available, while having fun. The philosophy is simple. Swimmers do not just compile distance, but rather work on improvements in starting, turning, and stroke techniques.
How to Deal with the Taper Blues
Every swimmer gets the taper blues at some point. How you handle that part of your taper can help or hurt your mental game leading into a big meet.
Jolyn Swimwear Fashion Photo Vault, March Lookbook
Courtesy of Jolyn Swimwear & Clothing Company, a SwimSwam partner.
The Winning Team’s Mindset
When you’re competing for a team championship, each event contributes points to the team total. Conference meets pack all the events into three-and-a-half days while NCAA’s squeeze everything into three days. (Featured Image: University of Michigan 2013 NCAA Team Title)
Backstroke ace Plummer signs with blueseventy
David Pummer: “It’s my dream to go to Rio and having the support of blueseventy is a nice boost. I’m impressed with their performance swimwear. The nero14 is compressive, fast and comfortable.”
Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: What is The Best Pre-Race Meal
4-time Olympic medalist, Peter Vanderkaay, has a lot of experience racing at the elite-level. He keeps his pre-race meal simple, carb-heavy, with a little bit of protein.
FINIS Photo Vault featuring Anthony Ervin and Jason Dunford
SwimSwam partners FINIS have teamed up with swimming photographer Mike Lewis of Ola Vista Photography to share some behind the scenes…
4 Ways to Prepare Outside of Training for a Championship Meet
Courtesy of BridgeAthletic: With college conference championship season in full-swing, here are four ways to prepare for your championship meet.
Fitter and Faster Swim Tip: Two Scoops Backstroke Drill
2012 Olympic medalist, Nick Thoman, explains how you can improve your catch in backstroke with the Two Scoops Backstroke Drill.
