Training & Technique
Training in a 25 m pool and racing in a 50 m pool?! Here is how you do it!
The short-course pool (25 m) and long-course pool (50 m) are two completely different things. In a perfect world, every club/athlete should have the chance to train in either a …
Training & Technique
The swim speed equation. Find out how to train for it!
(S)peed = (S)troke length X (S)troke rate This is the equation for swim speed and it is the product of two simple factors, stroke length and stroke rate. The former …
Fitness & Wellness
Drink chocolate milk and recover more quickly!
What should you drink to recover after a training session? Which nutrients aid recovery and in what quantities should they be consumed? What kinds of food and drink are ideal …
Training & Technique
Manage your emotions and you will maximize your energy
The management of our emotions is certainly a very complicated aspect to deal with. Imagine our body as a race car, which has a tachometer counting engine’s revolutions. The best …
A Swimmer's life
A swimmer’s 3 worst nightmares
Like all sportsmen and women, swimmers have their own good luck rituals, superstitions and habits that they keep on repeating like a mantra before their races. So what are a …
Training & Technique
Freestyle swimming to strengthen your heart, muscles and lungs
As we have already mentioned, the stroke most commonly used to develop your metabolic capacities is the freestyle. Let’s see how we can improve our endurance, breathing capacity and cardiovascular …
Training & Technique
Practical advice and exercises for proper shoulder rotation
Let’s start by pointing out that shoulder rotation is extremely important for the freestyle and backstroke. But take note, overdoing it can easily be counter-productive. To illustrate this, let’s debunk …
Training & Technique
Capacity versus Usage
Level: advanced One of the most common dilemmas in the world of sport is: how to make the best use of your capacities to achieve your set goals? This means …
Training & Technique
Core stability, discover the secrets for developing a harmonious physique!
Core stability is now a key term in modern sports jargon. It may be defined as stability in the “centre, heart or nucleus” of the body, but in the sports …
Training & Technique
Learn how to swim freestyle!
Level: beginner When we swim the “freestyle” we simply grasp the water in front of us with our hands and push it behind our body with alternate arm strokes in …
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