15 favorite swim photos to kick off the new year
The new year is a great time to look back on the past and move forward into the coming 12…
9 Questions to Ask a College Swimming Coach
Interviews may seem intimidating, but the key to making a good impression is to prepare. The famous, “Do you have any questions” can be a crucial part of any interview.
7 Survival Guide Guidelines For Your College Training Trip
Through painstaking trial-and-error (and lots of poolside naps), I have put together the ultimate survival guide for college swimming training trip newbies.
Live Your Own A+ Life
“If you want to live an A+ life, you need to do A+ work” — Gerry Leeds (1922-2014)
13 Things I’ve Learned From 13 Years Of Swimming
#3 – Swim coaches will be some of the most important people in your life and some of your biggest supporters, in and out of the pool.
Is Hypoxic Training Good, Bad or The Wrong Terminology?
You may have heard swim coaches use the term Hypoxic Training and wondered exactly what it meant. The literal definition means to swim with fewer breaths per length and so limit the supply of oxygen to your body.
Our 14 Favorite Underwater Photos from 2014
It’s the end of another year and we sat down with SwimSwam photographer Mike Lewis and selected 14 of our…
Jolyn Fashion Photo Vault – Australian Summer
Photographer: Ming Nomchong from The Drifter Blog @thedrifterblog – Models: Liberty Bennett @libertybennett & Hannah Lemke @hannahlemke
9 Odd Things I’ve Learned Swimming This Past Year
Rafael Domeyko is a swimming photographer and a masters swimmer. He has swum his entire life and he continually learns new things about the sport and swimming culture.
Lessons From Legends, Mary T. Meagher
Chuck Warner, the author, is a coach and an old friend. Thoughtful and passionate about the sport, he has studied the details behind what it takes to achieve swimming excellence.
Before Foxcatcher: The story of the Swimming Hall of Fame and the John du Pont not depicted in FOXCATCHER, the movie
“The Carell character (playing du Pont) in the movie is not the man I knew,” said swim coach Frank Keefe, who walked out of the film before it ended in disgust. “The John du Pont I knew was my friend, a patriot and a hero…”
Andrew Seliskar Underwater – Swimming Photo Vault
Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko – rafaeldomeyko.com – for these great swimming photos of Andrew Seliskar.
Loyola Blakefield boys raise over $4500 for Wounded Warrior Project with annual 100-mile relay
In Towson, Maryland, the boys of Loyola Blakefield carried on a team tradition dating back to 1997, swimming a 100-mile relay to raise money for charity.