The arena swimming blog

A Swimmer's life

You wouldn’t understand unless you’re a swimmer

We are really happy to welcome the lovely Rebecca Gillis to our team of bloggers. Rebecca has been swimming competitively since she was eight years old and has a wonderful …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 17 March '14

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Just for Women

Why a black swimsuit is a must – New York Fashion Week insight

When I moved to Italy from New York just over a decade ago, a co-worker commented on how ‘New York’ I dressed. Which struck me as odd because we were …

Written by: Eleonora Kihlberg 17 March '14

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Fitness & Wellness

Swim nutrition tips and advice from the inside

We asked Jenny Fridlund, nutrition counselor for the Swedish Olympic Committee, cross-country skiing team, sailing team and the swimming team, as well as owner of the “Alla Tiders Matlagare” restaurant …

Written by: Antonella Lupica 11 March '14

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Infographics

The insiders guide to arena Powerskin Carbon competition swimsuits

Hi guys, Do you want to know all about our Carbon competition swimsuits? If you answered yes, then lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place. It has been …

Written by: Emily 7 March '14

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Training & Technique

What’s keeping your freestyle down – Head position, resistance and balance.

Brant Best is an Australian national swimming team coach as well as coach to 100m freestyle World Champion, James ‘The Missile’ Magnussen. We asked Brant for a few inside freestyle …

Written by: Brant Best 6 March '14

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A Swimmer's life

Why you should find a swimming hole and dive straight in!

26 metres below you, the emerald water sparkles in the sunlight. Vine tendrils pitch themselves over the edge of the hole, reaching down to touch the water, and waterfalls tumble …

Written by: Emily 23 February '14

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Events & Competitions

Carbon Flex joins the family

Like its sibling, the Carbon Pro, the Carbon Flex uses our groundbreaking carbon cage technology, but where it differs is in the new V-Flex System described below. The net result is …

Written by: Duncan Campbell 20 February '14

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Elite Team

Kirsty Coventry’s take on Sochi

I’m a swimmer. I may not know everything about winter sports and I probably know even less about how to dress for winter climates. However, I do know what it …

Written by: Kirsty Coventry 19 February '14

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Fitness & Wellness

The beginners’ guide to Aquafitness

Everybody at the very beginning of their life floats instinctively in the water. In some ways, that’s the concept underlying aquafitness, which is a sparkling way of relating to water. …

Written by: Antonella Lupica 17 February '14

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Training & Technique

An introduction to training tools

There are many training tools available on the market nowadays, all designed to help you in some way to improve your stroke and swimming experience. Over the coming months, we will …

Written by: Emily 12 February '14

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