
The Long-distance Swimmer
What are the distinctive traits of an endurance athlete? What should you focus on in training? Just like a sprinter, an endurance athlete – somebody who churns out long distances …
What are the distinctive traits of an endurance athlete? What should you focus on in training? Just like a sprinter, an endurance athlete – somebody who churns out long distances …
Swimming is an excellent sport for your health with lots of both physical and mental benefits. Unfortunately, you should not swim under certain special circumstances, like for example when suffering …
The reason we like swimming so much is most likely because it was one of the first man-made activities used for survival and moving from place to place century after …
Combined physical fitness/swim work-out by the pool for beginners and time-crunched swimmers Here is the fourth session designed for people who can only dedicate a few hours a week to …
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks …
Level: beginner The most interesting and difficult technicalities of all four swim strokes come together in the medley. In this particular race you must cover the set distance performing all …
Sarah Sjostrom won her second gold in as many days in the 100m butterfly, Adam Peaty successfully attacked his 100m breaststroke title in the second fastest time in history and …
The relationship between swimmer and coach is unique. Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty puts it like this: “It’s a combination of your friend, your mum, …
Level: beginner As we have already seen in previous articles, you dive off the blocks when making a freestyle or breaststroke start. However, although they have this in common, there are …
What are the distinctive traits of a sprinter? What is the best way to train? It would seem to be easy enough to train a sprinter up to a reasonable …