Yoga for Swimmers: Three Poses to Improve Your Posture
Developing great posture is one of the most important aspects of both technical efficiency and injury prevention in swimming…
The Freestyle Flip Turn: What you need to know
Over the next several weeks, I will break down the flip turn into four components: the approach, the flip, the underwater and the breakout. Each of these components is important and I commonly see mistakes made in all four of them, often by the same swimmer.
Swimmers: How to Make the Most of Your Dryland
Swimmers work hard in the pool and also in the gym. Here are four pointers from Jun Jeong, strength coach with the University of Virginia, on how to make the most of your dryland work.
BridgeAthletic April Olympic Trials Preparation Tips
There are less than 60 days until the first heat of the Men’s 400IM gets the 2016 US Olympic Trials underway. It is time to quiet your thoughts and really trust in the work you have done to get to where you are.
8 Reasons to Keep a Swim Log
Elite swimmers know the value in tracking and monitoring their progress. Here are 8 reasons swimmers should keep a logbook.
How to Build Stronger Freestyle Kick Mechanics
To build a better freestyle or flutter kick, one must first understand where the propulsive power of the kick is derived and how to balance the two opposing forces of propulsion and frontal drag, in order to maximize the kicking speed.
The Top 9 Swimming Pool Games: #3 Sharks and Minnows
Disclaimer: SwimSwam does not endorse all of these swimming pool games. Some are dangerous. Some, which are not so dangerous, will, however, enrage lifeguards and probably get you booted from your community pool.
35 Tips from 35 Swim Coaches
Get more from your swimming with 35 tips from 35 swim coaches from across North America. Train smarter and faster at the pool starting today.
BridgeAthletic March Olympic Trials Preparation Tips
Just under 100 days until Omaha. We’ve gone from counting the months to counting the days. The hay is in the barn, the work is done – it’s now time to fine tune your efforts and work on your speed.
BridgeAthletic Building Blocks Series – Championship Plyometrics
The BridgeAthletic Building Blocks Series is a set of 5 exercises that can be performed on the pool deck by swimmers with a basic level of dryland experience and proficiency.
Encore Presentations Highlight Last Day Of Global Swimming Summit
Catch the Global Swimming Summit’s most popular talks via today’s encore presentation.
Sjostrom’s Coach: Starts, Turns a Priority Heading Into Rio
The Swedish swimming podcast Snabbanan nabbed a big guest this week, talking to world record-holding butterflyer Sarah Sjostrom’s coach Carl Jenner.
Dave Salo, Peter Andrew Talk USRPT At Global Swimming Summit
The first-ever Global Swimming Summit continues this week, offering coaches, swimmers and swimming enthusiasts a chance to connect and listen to some of the brightest minds in the sport speak.