Top 25 (+1) Quotes from the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships (Video)
The 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships had some fantastic highlights. Hear these topics covered in our Top 25 (+1) Quotes from the media room at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
An Inside Look at the Walsh Sisters In and Out of the Pool (Video Feature)
SwimSwam sat down with the two sisters to get a sense of how their relationship affects their performances in the pool.
Practice + Pancakes: Power + Partner Pulls with Nashville Aquatic Club
Even though the Southeast Pancakes tour is over… we’re in denial. So we’re keeping the party going! We also paid a visit to the Nashville Aquatic Club
Beyond the Pancakes: The Lesson I Learned as the Sports Science Guy for USA Swimming
In this episode, Skinner explains how to use a neuroscience approach to teach someone a new technique
Why the SEC Championships are a Must See Event (Video Feature)
There are some things you don’t get from seeing just the splits on a screen. Ask anyone, and they’ll say that the SEC championships are unlike any other meet. What makes it a must see event?
Watch Florida Men, TA&M Women Take the Plunge After SEC Titles (Video)
Watch both men’s and women’s SEC championship teams dive in the pool to celebrate their victory
Beyond the Pancakes: Jonty Skinner On “Hydro” Freestyle Technique
Skinner calls the ideal freestyle technique “hydro freestyle”, and it is based on the idea of vaulting yourself over the water rather than pulling yourself through it
Practice + Pancakes: Bama Mid Group Get’s Race Reps with Pace 50’s
At the last practice of our 2019 Southeastern Pancake Tour, we followed 2 groups in Tuscaloosa. Namely, Mid group was getting in some quality pace 50’s
Beyond The Pancakes: Gary Taylor of Auburn on being a First-time Head Coach
If you saw SwimSwam’s Practice + Pancakes with Auburn University, you got a taste of head coach Gary Taylor’s coaching style.
Practice + Pancakes: Alabama Uses Sponges, “Doritos” for Resistance
We dropped in on a Friday morning in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the University of Alabama. On Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings, the tide go long course.
Practice + Pancakes: Auburn Swimming keeps it “Unorthodox”
The third stop on the SwimSwam Southeast Pancake tour 2019 was in Auburn, Alabama, where head coach Gary Taylor and his staff were keeping things interesting
Practice + Pancakes: Columbia Swim Club Shows Innovative Take on Power Cords
Gary is known for his long aerobic (or anaerobic) free and IM sets, but on the day I came, the kids got a break and focused on power and speed.
Marlins of Raleigh: What it Takes to be an Elite Club Team (Video Report)
In it’s 18 years of existence, they’ve been sending swimmers to Olympic trials since 2004, and was just named a gold medal team for the 3rd year in a row. For a club that started with just 6 swimmers, that’s not too shabby.
Practice + Pancakes: UGA Postgrads Light Up Wednesday Pace Set
The main group, which included olympians Gunnar Bentz, Jay Litherland, Melanie Margalis, and Chase Kalisz, were all doing the same main set
Beyond the Pancakes: Matt Kredich on How to Teach Athletes
Matt Kredich is as much a student of swimming as he is a teacher
