Lochte To Try “Dry Season” Prior To Games For First Time
Ryan Lochte has stated he plans to do a “dry” season prior to the Olympics for the first time in his career.
10 Things Every Swimmer Does (But Would Never Admit to Doing)
#3 – Daydreaming about tormenting that person who always taps your feet but never passes you.
Maryland Pumps Out America’s Best Swimmers
This article is courtesy of and written by Maryland native, Charles Hartley.
The Top 8 Swimming Moments from the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Here are the top 8 moments from the last Olympics of the Cold War era, the 1988 Seoul Games. (Featured Image: Matt Biondi smiles, over two decades later, racing at US Masters Nationals)
We’ll Never Know Who Michael Phelps Really Is
Michael Phelps has been a part of our lives for 16 years since he burst onto the swimming scene by finishing fifth place in the 200 meter butterfly in the Olympics at the age of 15. Since then, well, you know the rest of his accomplishments.
Three Modest Proposals to Improve Age Group Swimming
Swimming’s benefits include: teaching the value of goal-setting, and of learning to deal with both success and failure; learning to love exercise for its own sake and developing a life-long love of the water; exposing the children to one of the few sports where boys and girls train and compete together; and teaching them the value of teamwork.
Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong
In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.
What Swimming Has Meant to Me
Two summers into swimming for the local club, I had heard about this thing called USA Swimming. It seemed to be the place all the good kids were going to swim.
Shouts from the Stands: Goodbye Club Swimming
As August approaches and myself and other seniors time as club swimmers dwindles down I cannot help but look back and cherish the moments this part of my life has brought myself and so many more.
6 Things I’d Do Over as a Swim Parent
Do you ever look back and think, I wish I could have done that differently?
Where Did Modern Breast and Fly Come From?
A brief look into where our modern breast and fly stroke originated from.
Yoga for Swimmers: 4 Poses for Injury Prevention
Practicing yoga is a great way to ensure that you develop the strength and mobility you need to stay injury free…
Samsung Olympic Commercial Melds World’s Anthems Into Message of Love
The headlines in the leadup to Rio have all been about the danger of the water, the dangers of Zika,…
Win With Dolphin Kick, The 5th Stroke
Coach Eddie Reese dedicates sets in each practice to improving the dolphin kick. It is no wonder that Texas had 6 out of 8 finalists in the men’s 100 yard fly at the NCAA Division 1 Championships this year.
10 Career Lessons You Learn from Competitive Swimming
#4 – You’ve learned how to win—and lose—with grace.