Practice + Pancakes: West Swim Club Plays Massive Game of Swimming “War”
Needless to say when there’s a possibility of racing a 50 IM, there were some great battles to be had. And boy, did we have some great battles.
Australians Use Unique Dryland and Testing to Improve Performance
Mitch Larkin is one of the swimmers who has been working with Tom Barton using his unique combination of physiotherapy and yoga…
American Swimming Coaches Association Endorses Hammer Head Swim Caps
ASCA, the American Swimming Coaches Association, with members all over North America and affiliates around the world, has officially endorsed the Hammer Head® Swim Cap.
1221 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
Do you love swimming? You might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family.
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Simone Describes 200 Free Practices with Katie Ledecky (Video)
Ledecky and Manuel now rank 1st and 5th, respectively, in the world this year in the 200 free.
See 24 Swim Camps You Might Love
These swim camps are headed by some of the best coaches in swimming.
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See 19 Swim Camps You Might Love
See 19 “Swim Camps” you might love to attend. These swim camps are headed by some of the best coaches in swimming.
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See 18 Swim Camps You Might Love
These swim camps are headed by some of the best coaches in swimming.
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The Proof of Coupling Motions
I have come to believe that coupling motions are extremely important in swimming all four strokes and on the start to enhance power. I have never been able to prove that belief is correct…..until now.
Madison Kennedy Went 24.8 Without Warm Up/Warm Down (Video)
Kennedy did not warm up or down before/after her race in prelims or finals. She only swam 2 laps (100 meters) all day, her prelims and finals swims.
1220 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our big swimming family.
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Competitor Coach of the Month: Jeff Poppell, Florida
After scoring just 11 points at NCAAs in 2018 (and zero the year before), the Florida Gator women are projected to score nearly 200 this year in our current Swimulator rankings, good for 8th nationwide.
FINIS Set of the Week: Underwaters All Day
This set is all about mastering your underwaters (aka: the 5th stroke)! Primarily used with the Evo quick-tempo monofin, we’re going to focus on speed and power to maximize the time underwater.
SwimmersBest Drill of the Month: “Flying Paper”
SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world.
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Upping the InZanity: Grothe is Getting Faster!
This is Zane Grothe’s favorite set and he dropped a total of 23 seconds off of it from one year ago!