Training & Technique

Add Yoga to your swim workout!

It is becoming common, even among high-level athletes, to incorporate extra-pool workouts into the routine water training, the so-called “dryland training”. This includes training for all the aspects for which …

Written by: arena coaches 22 October '19 0

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Training & Technique

13 Breaststroke Tips&Tricks

Even though it might seem to an onlooker as if somebody is swimming really well, that does not always translate into a good swim time for that particular stroke. The …

Written by: arena coaches 27 September '19 0

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Events & Competitions

Mark Spitz returns to arena in new global ambassador role

arena has announced the signing of American Olympic hero Mark Spitz as a brand ambassador, 46 years after he first collaborated with the company in the pioneering days of sports …

Written by: Arena 10 September '19 0

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Fitness & Wellness

Not much time for training? Here are some exercises specially for you! [Summer Edit]

You’re at the beach, on holidays. Being the sports lover that you are, after 2 or 3 days of not doing anything but laying around relaxing, you are start to …

Written by: arena coaches 16 August '19 0

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Training & Technique

Outdoor swimming pools: summer training tips

Three, two, one….summer is already here! Great! Sunshine, warm weather and… where should I go to swim?! For those lucky swimmers who live along the coast, it a no-brainer: open-water …

Written by: arena coaches 10 August '19 0

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Events & Competitions

FINA WC 2019 Gwangju – Day Eight – arena swimmers make history as world championships have golden sunset

Florian Wellbrock made history by becoming the first man to win gold in the open water and the pool at the same World Championships as arena swimmers enjoyed a golden …

Written by: Arena 28 July '19 0

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Events & Competitions

Fina WC Gwangju 2019 – Day Seven – Sjostrom fliesh high 10 years after winning first world gold at Foro Italico

Sarah Sjostrom won 50m butterfly gold exactly 10 years to the day after she won her first world title on the penultimate night of the World Championships in Gwangju, South …

Written by: Arena 27 July '19 0

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Events & Competitions

FINA WC 2019 Gwangju – Day Six – Queens of speed battle it out to make the podium in Gwangju

Cate Campbell and Sarah Sjostrom took silver and bronze in the 100m freestyle as the queens of speed collided at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Sjostrom was ahead …

Written by: Arena 26 July '19 0

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Events & Competitions

FINA WC 2019 Gwangju – Day Five – Joy for Seto as he powers to Individual Medley Win

Daiya Seto was ecstatic after he won the 200m individual medley to break the United States’ stranglehold that stretched back to 2001 at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. …

Written by: Arena 25 July '19 0

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Events & Competitions

FINA WC 2019 Gwangju – Day Four – Milak flies into orbit as superfly guys rule the pool

Kristof Milak sent shudders across poolsides around the world as he took a sledgehammer to Michael Phelps’ world record in the 200m butterfly as arena swimmers ruled the pool on …

Written by: Arena 24 July '19 0

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