Yoga for Swimmers (Video): A Sequence to Enhance Recovery
One of the greatest advantages to incorporating yoga into your training plan is how it will allow you to recover more effectively…
Managing Your First Race at Trials – Powered by BridgeAthletic
Channel those nerves into physical energy, but more importantly, allow yourself to enjoy where you are, the competition you are privileged to be a part of, and the process you went through to get this far.
Your First 24 Hours in Omaha – Powered by BridgeAthletic
You’ve arrived. Whether you made this trip 4 years ago or only recently even dared to dream that you could be here, you’ve made it to Omaha. Now what?
Olympic Trials Travel Tips – Powered by BridgeAthletic
Whether it’s your first time at Trials or your third, the next week is going to be a whirlwind. But first, you have to get to Omaha.
12 Ways for Swimmers to Build Unstoppable Confidence
by Olivier Poirier-Leroy. Join his weekly motivational newsletter for swimmers, coaches and parents by clicking here. We see the top…
Yoga for Swimmers (Video) – Releasing Tension in the Hip Flexors
This short video sequence will take you through four poses that will help relieve stiffness in your hip flexors…
5 Reasons Swimmers Should Jump Rope
Here is how incorporating skipping into your training can help you develop into a more powerful athlete in and out of the water.
5 Things You Learn About Yourself By Tracking Your Swim Practices
Writing out your training has been shown to have a myriad of benefits in performance and consistency. But the benefits don’t stop there. Here are five of the things you learn about yourself when you start writing out your workouts in the water.
Yoga for Swimmers: Three Poses to Improve Your Posture
Developing great posture is one of the most important aspects of both technical efficiency and injury prevention in swimming…
The Freestyle Flip Turn: What you need to know
Over the next several weeks, I will break down the flip turn into four components: the approach, the flip, the underwater and the breakout. Each of these components is important and I commonly see mistakes made in all four of them, often by the same swimmer.
Swimmers: How to Make the Most of Your Dryland
Swimmers work hard in the pool and also in the gym. Here are four pointers from Jun Jeong, strength coach with the University of Virginia, on how to make the most of your dryland work.
BridgeAthletic April Olympic Trials Preparation Tips
There are less than 60 days until the first heat of the Men’s 400IM gets the 2016 US Olympic Trials underway. It is time to quiet your thoughts and really trust in the work you have done to get to where you are.
8 Reasons to Keep a Swim Log
Elite swimmers know the value in tracking and monitoring their progress. Here are 8 reasons swimmers should keep a logbook.
How to Build Stronger Freestyle Kick Mechanics
To build a better freestyle or flutter kick, one must first understand where the propulsive power of the kick is derived and how to balance the two opposing forces of propulsion and frontal drag, in order to maximize the kicking speed.
