Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises
Thanks to our Pan Pacs partner, BridgeAthletic, today we featured Anthony Ervin’s 3 Favorite Exercises. This summer at US Nationals, Ervin battled a lightning fast final to win the title in the 50m freestyle.
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sleep and Athletic Performance
It can be so tempting to stay up into the late hours of the night scrolling through Instagram. But in the long run, what’s more important: a girl’s Instagram post you barely know or getting the most of your training?
UNC Asheville Builds Women’s Swimming Program – College Recruiting Video
Captain Galen Broido, along with her group mates Mandi Melton, Shayla Hensley and Lexi Banks produced the recruiting video for the Women’s Swim Team.
The Final Race: Don’t you swammers see what you’ve done?
“The harsh reality and underappreciated beauty of this sport is that we can never be satisfied. If we were, this sport would not advance.”
A Letter to High School Swimmers who “Aren’t Good Enough” to Swim in College
How a high school swimmer turned apathy into motivation at the college-level and made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials.
The Truth about Your Head Position In Swimming
Gary Hall Sr.: “Most swimmers swim freestyle or backstroke with their heads positioned too high, looking forward slightly as they swim through the water, or in the case of backstroke, with the head perched up.”
3 Steps to Faster Turns
Turns are an incredible advantage to the athlete who can nail them. A great turn will increase your acceleration coming off the wall, giving you “easy speed” that requires no additional effort, whereas a bad turn will make you fight hard to make up for lost ground.
Jolyn Lookbook: Adventures in Maui
Photographer: Marc Gabor at marcgabor.com – Models: Xena and Raven – Lookbook Design: Jen Terry
5 Quotes to Remember When Tackling Training
No matter how in love you may be with the sport of swimming, training is not always going to be rainbows and butterflies. Here are 5 quotes to remember when tackling training…
7 Tips for Swim Parents About College Recruiting
During recruiting, my swimmer talked to coaches by email, phone and in person. Coaches shared great advice about college recruiting and things to consider in making a decision. Here are seven tips about college recruiting from a variety of coaches:
#earliestswimmingmemories: The Essence of Our Sport
Come, take a stroll along the ultimate Throwback Thursday with us, back to when swimming was SUPER serious. This kid gets it.
What Summer Rec Leagues Are All About
The summer swim season is coming up and, no, I’m not talking about the long course season.
Swimfluence has arrived
This week, Swimfluence, the subscription box service created for competitive swimmers, officially launched. Each month subscribers to the service will receive a package on their doorstep containing 6 to 8 products designed to positively influence the lifestyle of a competitive swimmer.
Olympic icon Matt Biondi and a Movie Star Team Up For 5 Clinics and 1 Camp
At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Biondi had one of the most incredible performances in swimming history, winning five gold medals and breaking four World Records in the process.