Strength Training with Hyper-mobile Joints
Hyper-mobile joints are advantageous in swimming, but can be detrimental to strength training on land if the athlete is not mindful of the tendency to hyperextend or hyper-rotate these joints.
Chloe Sutton: 8 Reasons Why It Is Fun to Date a Distance Swimmer
Olympian Chloe Sutton: “The girl that’s the first in and last out of the pool has a lot of special qualities that translate well to being excellent relationship material. I might be biased, but distance swimmers are awesome.”
9 Reasons to Attend USA Swimming Foundation’s Adult Performance Camp
#1 – Cullen Jones! This two-time Olympic gold and silver medalist understands the need for speed and power. Learn how to develop both and the importance of proper and recovery to achieve your maximum strength in swimming.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Suzuki (JPN) Nabbed for Sports Agency Role
Japanese former Olympic swimmer, Daichi Suzuki, has been announced as the head of a brand new, yet-to-be-named national sports agency…
Focus on the Things You Can Control in the Pool
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC. In feeding his passion for swimming, he…
German Olympic Champ Britta Steffen To Take Part In TV Show
Famously private about her personal life, German world record-holder Britta Steffen will take part in an upcoming TV series in which former pro athletes compete in various challenges.
NBAC’s Tom Himes Wins Fitter & Faster Age Group Coach of Year Award
The Fitter & Faster Swim Tour has announced the winner of its 2015 Age Group Coach of the Year Award: North Baltimore Aquatic Club’s Tom Himes.
Fifteen-Year-Old Russian Swimmer Dies At Training Camp
A young Russian swimmer has died after falling from a balcony at a sports academy training camp, the Associated Press reports.
Shouts From The Stands: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
“Sometimes, the key to success does not lie in being the tallest or even the best at what you do, but rather in the effort you make and knowing how to best harness your abilities”
10 Quotes to Keep You on Track This Season
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC. In feeding his passion for swimming, he…
Swimmer Michael Gross inducted into Germany’s Sports Hall of Fame
Olympic gold medalist Michael Gross has been inducted into Germany’s all-sports Hall of Fame as part of a star-studded class.
Swimming is a Cake
Swimmers have always been known to love food, but have you ever thought of swimming AS FOOD? A whole swimming season can be compared to the process of baking a cake.
Shouts From the Stands: How to Cope with your Coach Leaving
All those moments and times bring us together as one big family. So when a bombshell hits that you are losing a coach it affects every person in that family- hard.
6 Tips for Being the Swimmer That Gets The Job Done
Swimmers at the top of the podium all share one remarkably unremarkable trait. Not genetics or talent. But the ability to get the job done. Here are 6 tips to be the swimmer who gets it done.
81 km Open Water Swim Completes 72nd Annual Competition
No matter how you twist it, 11 hours is a very long time to be swimming (and that was just the winners…)!