SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Narrowly Pick Sjostrom’s WR Over Peaty’s
SwimSwam voters narrowly picked Sarah Sjostrom’s 100 free world record as more impressive than Adam Peaty’s 50 breast world record.
Freestyle Flip Turn: Why The Breakout Matters
A bad breakout can easily transform a good turn into a….not-so-good one. There are several important elements to performing a great freestyle breakout.
SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Predicted 50 Free World Record
Our last poll asked readers to weigh in on which 2009 world record was most likely to finally fall in Budapest. Always on the money, SwimSwam voters correctly predicted the two records that actually did fall, with 45% of votes going to the women’s 50 free and almost 39% to the women’s 100 back.
Should You Have A Late Breath In Butterfly
With the late breath the head is kept in the tucked down position as long as possible, rather than lifting it early and holding it up longer.
“We Have Always Done It That Way”
“We have always done it that way”, is a phrase I have heard uttered far too often by coaches in response to a challenge of their training methods.
SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Predict Quadruple Gold For Sjostrom
Almost two-thirds of voters predicted that Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom would win four gold medals at the 2017 World Championships.
Things To Focus On During The Summer Season
Of course, not everyone can say they are spending their summer training for the national championship meet.
6 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Swim in College
When my kids started swimming, college was light-years away. I noticed many of our team’s older kids went on to swim in college… When my kids got older, it dawned on me that we should check out college swimming, too.
A 4-Time Olympian’s Thoughts on How to Prepare Kids for College
“I had the pleasure of talking with Jill Sterkel, four-time Olympian, gold medalist and former head coach of University of Texas women’s swim team… As a coach, she had lots of experience with incoming freshman, plus she’s a parent.”
The Lochte Rule Is The Worst Rule In Sports
Right now, swimming has the worst rule in all of sports. If FINA is truly trying to grow the sport among fans and sponsors, getting rid of it wouldn’t be a bad place to start.
In Love With Swimming (An Introduction)
Essentially the 4 strokes were invented early in human history out of boredom. As a novice to swimming, I still do not understand not going as fast as you can.
Rio Retrospective: The Stories Told By Statistics
Courtesy of Steven Gambino With Rio in the rear view mirror and World Championships on the horizon, we can once…
Merits Of Meditative Swimming
You will feel better doing this type of swim than anything else you have ever done in a swimming pool.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Oppose World Cup Entry Caps
An overwhelming majority of SwimSwam voters disagreed with FINA’s new World Cup rules, which will limit each swimmer to 4 individual races per World Cup stop.
How To Keep Timers Awake During Swim Meets
Seriously, we’ve all heard it, we’ve all fought it. The dreaded “this is our first call for timers”.