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Braden Holloway Explains ‘Hotub Tuesday’, Quintin McCarty 18.8 in Practice (Race Video)

We were curious about “Hottub Tuesday”, a speed challenge that originated last year which most recently saw redshirt freshman Quintin McCarty go 18.8

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SURGE Strength’s Top 5 Ways to Strengthen Your Team Dryland Program

Learn how to maximize your team dryland program with answers to our most frequently asked Dryland questions (from swimmers and swim coaches like you!).

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8 Ways To Build Confidence This Season

With consistent practice, we can guide our confidence on an upward trajectory over time.

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The Secret to Building Buy-In: 4 Coaching Styles for Swimmers

Build motivation and skill within your team by matching these 4 coaching styles for swimmers to each athlete: assign, spark, educate, and aim.

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Channel Your Pressure, Cancel Your Stress

Knowing the difference between pressure and stress and becoming familiar with their role in your training can drastically impact how you perform at any level.

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Fike Swim: Day One Matters

The first couple weeks of a season might be the most important.

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SwimSwam Drill of the Month – August 2023: “Golf Ball Drill”

The Drill of the Month for August of 2023 comes to us from Schroeder Y’s Chandler Lewis.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Natina

Natina led the Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks to a standout showing at U.S. Junior Nationals, with the girls’ team finishing 2nd overall.

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LEN U23 Champion Emma Sticklen on Breaking Through This Summer in the Long Course Pool

The Texas All-American walks us through what she gained from each competition as well as what has made the training environment so special in Austin this year

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Dissecting Kate Douglass’s 6-Medal Performance at the 2023 World Championships

Douglass reflects on her huge event lineup in Japan, including swimming the 200 breast and 100 free back-to-back through prelims, semis, and finals.

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BSN Sports Webinar: Becoming Your Best Self With Olympic Champion Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan

Kaitlin plans to inspire and encourage the audience to strive to be the best version of themself, “in and out of the pool”.

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Swim Data Deep Dive With New Canaan YMCA Coach Brian Fazzino

Since December of 2022, Brian has been implementing the use of tech and data into his practices. He has 15 wearables, all TritonWear units.

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Are Super-Suit Era Swims Still Ahead of Their Time?

After the onslaught of world records we saw in 2008 and 2009, swimming appears to have finally caught up to the times we saw with the super suits.

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Bulletproof Your Season

The often-overlooked weapon of a successful swimmer’s arsenal lies in the power of how they direct and utilize their mind.

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