Training & Technique
Although swimming is basically an individual sport, today we will show that you can also train in a group in the pool! Let’s take a look at some training drills …
Triathlon & Open Water
Things don’t always go as planned. Competitions are often full of unpredicted moments, risks and unexpected episodes that disrupt the otherwise perfect competition that we’d planned so perfectly. Usually one …
Training & Technique
You will have certainly heard about alternate freestyle breathing, but have you ever wondered what the real benefits are? Alternate breathing means breathing every three strokes or, rather, the ability …
Triathlon & Open Water
A common mistake is to consider the triathlon as the sum of three different disciplines. In fact, it is a multiple-stage competition where, through transitions, are blended together three sports, …
Just for Women
Plenty of scientific research has confirmed that the top 5 “first things you look at in a woman or a man” include…. their butt! The glutes are actually a group …
Fitness & Wellness
Today we’ll learn how something as simple as water can be useful when following a weight loss plan. But I’m not going to talk to you about how to swim …
A Swimmer's life
Every culture has its own unique language and shorthand. Swimming is no different, but the terms that we use on an everyday basis become so second nature to us that …
Training & Technique
The butterfly is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most energy-sapping stroke. You consume twice as many (kilo)calories swimming the butterfly than swimming freestyle. For this reason and because …
Triathlon & Open Water
Even for triathletes the time has finally come to take a well-earned rest. The season has finally come to an end and, after taking stock of the season that has …
Fitness & Wellness
Let’s see how a vegetable-based lifestyle can be reconciled with sport. We have already given you a few tips about nutrition for swimming, but they were all for what we …
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