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.
PHOTO VAULT: New Photos from “Touch the Wall” Documentary’s NY Premier
Melissa Lundie captured photos of Kara Lynn Joyce and Missy Franklin at the NY premier of the documentary, “Touch the Wall.”
20 Reasons To Be Thankful For USRPT
Indie Swimming: “With Christmas just ahead, it has caused us to reflect on things we are thankful for. With swimming being a big part of our family experience, we decided to list five things each that we appreciated about the USRPT approach to training.”
10 Words that Have Entirely Different Meanings to Swimmers
SANDBAGGING: Filling a sack with sand in order to create a protective barrier? No…deliberately performing below one’s actual ability…
Olympian Josh Davis Breaks Down USRPT in a Way You Have Not Heard Before – Video
5-time Olympic Medalist, Josh Davis, breaks down your swimming career, and why USRPT works for the majority of swimmers.