Practice + Pancakes: North Texas Nadadores Show Off Speed Before Sectionals
SwimSwam went to Southlake to visit the North Texas Nadadores just before the high school sectional meet for Texas, where we saw some quality speed
North Texas Nadadores Continue Success in Post-Bill Christensen Era (Video Report)
The club has seemingly adjusted to this change well, notably with their boys’ performance at Junior Nationals West, placing third overall.
Practice + Pancakes: SMU Men Get Innovative with Parachute Power
There were 3 workouts going on today at Southern Methodist, and by scrambling around the pool deck, I was able to get snippets of all 3.
Nitro Confident in Partnership with FINIS (Video Feature)
FINIS, Inc. recently announces it’s new team sponsorship on Nitro Swimming, so SwimSwam took a visit down to Nitro to hear the teams initial thoughts.
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Practice + Pancakes: SMU Women on Starting the Comedown of Taper
As both a coach and swimming fan I think it’s always interesting to see how the practices change between fall training, winter training, and taper
Robson and Lindley Aquatic Center Breathes New Life into SMU (Video)
There had been talk of SMU building a new aquatic facility for decades, dating back to 1978 when there was an artistic rendition of the new facility in meet guides that season.
Coleman’s Carpool: James Fike Signs Zane Grothe, goes :49 100 fly, and was the King of 6-Square
If you don’t know who James Fike is, you probably should. His life revolves around swimming, in almost every way you can imagine. Let’s start from the beginning
Practice + Pancakes: Springfield Aquatics Rocks Tempo Trainers and Touchpads
SwimSwam took a visit down to Springfield Aquatics and stayed for a practice with their senior group with lead coach, Thomas Baumann.
UCSD Head Coach David Marsh 1-Minute Open Turn Clinic (Video)
UCSD head coach David Marsh shared a tidbit of knowledge with SwimSwam, giving his swimmers a keen insight into what makes a fast and efficient open turn.
Coleman’s Carpool: SMU Coaches Share Memories from Legendary Facility
SMU has seen a lot of change in a short amount of time, with their brand new Robson and Lindley aquatic facility opening it’s doors on November 8th, 2017.
Practice + Pancakes: Columbia Swim Club Takes on “Holiday 50’s” OTB
Gary is a man who is notorious for challenging sets, and when you step onto his pool deck you know you’re going to do work.
Mizzou Reaches New Heights During Florida Training Trip (Video)
From December 16 – 23rd, Mizzou Swimming took a training trip down in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Eddie Reese Shares Winter Training Workouts (Video)
Eddie Reese was kind enough to share one or two of his holiday workouts with SwimSwam.
Practice + Pancakes: Mizzou Tigers Tackle 25-50-75 Lactate Set (Video)
The main set was 10 rounds of 25 fast, 25 EZ, 50 fast, 25 EZ, 75 fast, 100 EZ, with a goal of maintaining 25 speed through the 50 and 75
Coleman’s Carpool: Kaitlin Sandeno Gives Her Take on USA SwimSquads
This weekend marked the conclusion of the first edition of the new USA SwimSquads, the fantasy draft which is captained by 4 USA swimming legends. One of those legends, 4-time Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno, jumped in the car with Coleman and explained the process of heading up Team Sandeno.