12 Parent Tips on How to Behave at Swim Practice
I haven’t been the perfect swim parent. I’ve learned from my own mistakes, plus from watching other parents. If you’re an involved swim parent, you’ve seen interesting days on the pool deck, with new parents and more seasoned ones.
10 Things To Think About During Swim Practice
It’s time to get engaged, and that means thinking during practice. But maybe you aren’t sure where to begin. So here’s a list of ideas for you!
12 Ways to Procrastinate Before Your Next Swim Practice
Struggling to get motivated to go to practice? Don’t worry, here are 12 more ways to make it even more difficult!
3 Questions to Better Habits in Swim Practice
Excellence in the pool, whatever that may mean for you, requires not only focus on improving technique, on showing up and consistently working hard, but in installing these behaviors and actions as habits.
A Letter to my Closest Teammate
Swim Friends Definition: 2 aquatic athletes bound by the mutual experience of pain, and the mutual respect for the others perseverance through long swim practices, often in highly chlorinated pools, on nights when their other friends were out at parties.
You Finished Swim Practice and You Are Starving
Courtesy of Swimtern Bryana Cielo, a high school swimmer with an opinion shared 15,000+ times on Facebook.
4 Reasons Why You’re a Practice Swimmer
Eric McGinnis brings us four reasons why some swimmers are so good at practice, but can’t repeat that at the meets.
10 Steps to Make a Massive Swim Cap
If, for any reason, you have not made a massive swim cap, it is time to get started. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
What goes through your mind during swim practice?
What goes through your mind during swim practice? Does your mind wander here, there and everywhere?
Morning Swim Practice – The 50 Meter Jungle
It’s a Friday morning in January. It’s dark. It’s cold. It’s been a long week at work, and an even…
Mix up swim practice with the Tempo Trainer Pro and Foil Monofin
The TTP is a great way to incorporate precision into an array of otherwise routine sets. For instance, try using the TTP in conjunction with a Foil Monofin to tune into a controlled underwater kick.
Pool Indoor Air Quality: Why It Matters to Your Health and Performance (PART 2)
Mixing air causes corrosion in higher parts of the building, including the roof. This is usually the cause of a breeze or draft on a pool deck. This effect spreads bad air all over the place, and is intensified by the use of large fans. Look for rust around your pool. If you see any on metal components in your roof, chances are, there is mixing going on.
Pool Indoor Air Quality: Why it Matters to Your Health and Performance (Part 1)
Take a moment and ask yourself: what’s the worst air quality you’ve ever experienced at an indoor pool? Not just recently…but ever. Have you ever wondered why? Why is the air so bad in most indoor pools, and seemingly fine in others?
Non-Swimming Dog Reminds Us of Friends at Swim Practice
Thanks to Gawker, we can all love and appreciate this non-swimming dog.
Icy Bitter Cold Swim Practice – For the Love of the Sport
If you experience a swimming practice under extreme conditions, capture photos and/or video and share with SwimSwam.