3 Ways to Train and Compete With Intention
Just as swimmers conduct a physical warm-up just prior to a practice or competition the best prepared swimmers have also developed a comprehensive psychological or mental warm up in order to put them in the best frame of mind for a great training opportunity or peak performance.
Fitter and Faster Photo Vault: Jaeger, Joyce, Phillips & Craig host Oct 4-5 Clinics
Butterfly speed man, Tim Phillips, hosted the New Canaan Fitter and Faster Swim Tour stop.
Slix Australia Two Piece Training Swimsuits Don’t Slip or Drag
If you think you can’t have a swimsuit that’s both active and stylish, think again! While your racer back is practical and your bikini is cute…
How to handle deadlines and the Pressure to Commit to a College
Hopefully most of you seniors are starting to feel some pressure to pick a school. Pressure can be a good thing because it means that you have options.
Anthony Ervin Memoir, Chasing the Water Dragon, to hit bookshelves April 2016
Ervin says: “It’s in keeping that the publisher of my personal tale is Akashic, and that the editor is Dave Zirin, who can look below the surface to deeper social issues underlying athletics. It’s one hell of a team.”
Chloe Mitchell and DART raise $2,200 for breast cancer awareness month with ‘Caps for Cancer’
Junior Chloe Mitchell (left) and her coach Brian Nabeta (right) show off DART’s new Breast Cancer Awareness caps, the product of Mitchell’s upstart fundraising campaign in California.
Your Swimming Awards: Recycle, Donate, Keep, or Discard?
Of course you keep your most cherished awards, but what do you do about the countless colorful ribbons and medals from years and years of competing in swim meet after swim meet?
Swim Toward A Cure: The Expanded TYR Pink Collection Is Here
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and TYR has just unveiled its expanded TYR Pink collection. Featured Image: Olympians Chloe Sutton and Matt Grevers cruise in the pool rocking some fierce TYR Pink gear.
Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Sept 27-28 Events – Photo Vault
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Fame, Fortune and Michael Phelps
“While we can safely assume that USA Swimming and the State of Maryland will be holding Mr. Phelps accountable, we can also acknowledge our disappointment and anger at his behavior. Given this, we can, and should, hold the mindset of inquiry (as opposed to judgment) into the reasons behind Michael’s most recent behavior.”
Big Ten announces plans to guarantee all athletic scholarships for life, provide improved health insurance for student-athletes
The Big Ten conference has notified the NCAA of its new plan to provide student-athletes with more benefits, including guaranteed scholarships through four years and beyond if an athlete goes pro and returns to school, plus improved student-athlete health insurance.
Shout From the Stands: Michael Phelps Boundaries, Finding the Edge
Contributor Markus Rogan is a 2-time Olympic medalist and former world record holder. The Austrian elite, a graduate of Stanford, is a psychotherapist in training. He shares his thoughts on Michael Phelps in the aftermath of the DUI arrest.
Freestyle Flip Turn: Streamline Dolphin Kick, Dolphin Kick Technique, Number of Kicks
Gary Hall Sr.: “What happens between the time the feet leave the wall and the breakout is the most controversial and variable part of the freestyle flip turn. It is also when the most time is either gained or lost.”
Steele Wisdom: Givers and Takers on Swim Teams
Courtesy of 4-time NCAA DII Coach of the Year Bob Steele One of the talks I give when working with…
Michael Phelps Year in Review: Is the Comeback a Success Thus Far
Since the greatest man to ever grace the water has been back in the pool, there have been ups and downs for the swimming and Olympic legend Michael Phelps.