Training & Technique
How to get back into your workout routine after the holidays – Dryland training
After the holidays (which you’ve most likely spent being lazy and eating) getting back into your workout routine can be quite difficult. We’re not distinguishing between winter holidays, summer holidays or …
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 …
Training & Technique
Butterfly Stroke for Beginners: Tips and Drills
There’s nothing quite like watching a swimmer use the butterfly swimming style to propel themselves across the surface of the water gracefully. The butterfly stroke technique requires power and coordination. …
Training & Technique
30-Minute Swimming Workouts for Endurance, Technique, and Speed
Whether you swim for the health benefits or as a career — or if you’re a beginner on an exciting new venture — the truth is that sometimes life just …
Training & Technique
How to Choose Swimming Goggles for Your Style of Swimming
If a swimsuit is like a second skin for swimmers, goggles are like a second pair of eyes. The best swimming goggles will fit perfectly and provide lasting comfort and …
Training & Technique
Prepare to Race With These Swimming Warmup Exercises
Getting your muscles ready to work efficiently is extremely important before a swim workout but even more so before a race. Utilizing proper swimming warmup exercises will improve your race …
Training & Technique
Breaststroke Kick: Improve With the Right Technique and Tools
The breaststroke is believed to be the oldest stroke and the first to be swum competitively. Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim across the English Channel — …
Training & Technique
How to Use a Pull Buoy to Improve Your Swimming Technique
I wonder how often you have thought about making the best possible use of this unusual figure of 8-shaped object. The pullbuoy will allow you to maintain the right body position, reduce drag in the water, increase your power and, hence, your speed.
Training & Technique
Learn How to Increase Lung Capacity for Swimming
The stand out feature of swimming that makes it different from many other physical activities is the fact that it takes place in water. This forces you to get tactical …
Training & Technique
3 drills to improve your swim pace
Swimming at the right pace is vital for any swimmer. It does not just allow you to save energy but also to be more efficient throughout the entire forward propulsion …
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