A Sneak Peek into a Tennessee Workout – Part 2
Always wondered what a D1 college workout looked like? Curious what the purpose and rationale is behind each and every set? Earlier, we took a deep dive into a University of Tennessee workout.
A Sneak Peek into a Tennessee Workout – Part 1
Always wondered what a D1 college workout looked like? Curious what the purpose and rationale is behind each and every set? Today we take a deep dive into a University of Tennessee workout.
Hey Swimmers: Here’s How to Actually Keep Your Resolutions This Year
It’s 2017. Crazy! Here is how to actually keep the resolutions that you set for yourself this year.
The 11 Mental Stages Swimmers Go Through During a Tough Workout
Confidant, confused, terrified. Swimmers go through a gamut of emotions when coach scrawls up a tough set on the board. Here are 11 mental stages swimmers go through during a tough workout.
Have a Bad Workout? Remember These 5 Things.
Bad workouts will happen. Here are 5 tips to help you come back smarter and faster the next time you have a stinker of a workout.
5 Questions to Ask Yourself to Swim Faster in 2017
No matter how you fared in the pool this year, here are 5 questions to ask yourself in order to swim faster in 2017.
3 Common Freestyle Flip Turn Mistakes
Freestyle Flip Turn Part II: Olympian and The Race Club co-founder, Gary Hall Sr., breaks down “the flip” in the freestyle flip turn.
How Do I Stay Motivated to Train Hard in Swimming?
One of the most common questions I get is a variation of: “How do I train hard when I don’t feel like it?” Here are 6 tips for getting the motivational fire burning again.
4 Sets to Develop a More Powerful Kick
2012 National Club Coach of the Year Sean Baker of Oakville Aquatics Shares 4 Sets Designed to Improve Your Kick.
6 Tips for Kicking That Tough Set’s Butt
With the season rolling on those tough sets are going to start coming in hot and heavy. Here are 6 tricks for getting through those hard sets like a boss.
The 8 Swimmers You See Behind the Blocks
Swimmers are a weirdly unique bunch. From the way we train, to our pre-race rituals, we all have those little idiosyncrasies. Here are 8 different swimmers that we see behind the blocks at meets.
5 Ways Swimmers Hold Themselves Back in the Pool
All too often we catch ourselves being our own worst enemy. Here are 5 ways that we hold ourselves back in our swimming.
6 Things to Think About Next Time You Stumble with Your Swimming
6 things to think about the next time that your swimming is going not so, well, swimmingly.
This Coach Challenged His Athletes to Get Just 1% Better (And Then They Won 16 Olympic Golds)
Looking to make some striking improvements to your swimming? The quickest way to becoming a faster swimmer is not the way you think.
Swim Training: Rethink Rotation in Backstroke and Freestyle
Gary Hall Sr.: “Although coaches and swimmers commonly believe that one of the reasons fast freestlyers and backstrokers rotate their bodies along the axis of their motion is to reduce drag, I don’t agree.”