Elite Team
Adam Peaty has made the swimming world shudder since he hurtled on to the international stage in summer 2014. There were six gold and one silver medal at the Commonwealth …
Elite Team
For Emily Seebohm the World Championships were a breakthrough after a number of heartbreaking near misses at major competitions. The Australian was second in the 100m backstroke at both the …
Fitness & Wellness
Swimming, whether competitively or just for pleasure or fitness, gets a lot of attention on this website, and rightly so, since it’s what most people come to the pool to …
Fitness & Wellness
School starts, and sports programs are kicking into gear. If your children have signed up for swim lessons or will be training regularly at the pool, you may be in …
Triathlon & Open Water
This is the inspirational story of Alessandro Trovati, a professional photographer, who recently completed his first ever Ironman – Ironman Nice (France), June 28th 2015. Always a keen cyclist, Alessandro’s …
Training & Technique
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
I will begin this article by being as honest as possible and admitting that, to tell the truth, the best way to become a good surfer is simply….. to surf …
A Swimmer's life
Photo credit: “Baywatch alla corsa” by Pochestorie is licensed under CC BY Everyone calls them “lifeguards”, the unmistakable red shirt or tank top, their lookout station, whistle, rescue boat and life …
Events & Competitions
World Championships of Kazan, winning an outstanding 49% of the total medals (pool and open water swimming combined, 73 medals in total: 25 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze). 58% of individual golds (23 out of 40) went to swimmers wearing a POWERSKIN Carbon-Flex or Carbon-Air suit. Arena Champions further contributed to...
Fitness & Wellness
How many times have you heard that “swimming is good for correcting children’s posture” or that “it is vital for children to strengthen their muscles”? All true, certainly, but swimming …
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