Training & Technique
3 swim sets to try out before you decide to hang your swimsuit up!
Training is like a dish served in a Michelin-starred restaurant: it must contain ingredients that make it appetising and enjoyable for even the finest palates. To make a training session …
Training & Technique
How to Improve Your Breaststroke Time Starting Now
Have you ever felt you were doing something wrong when swimming the breaststroke and not known what to do in order to improve? Your dolphin kick during the pullout phase …
Training & Technique
Improve Your Form With These 12 Butterfly Drills
The butterfly stroke is iconic in the swimming world. It is challenging to learn and difficult to master, but the physical and mental rewards of improving in this stroke are …
Training & Technique
Hypoxic Training: The Art of Breathing Less
Adding a completely new type of workout to your existing regimen can be equal parts intimidating and exciting. Hypoxic training may sound like an extreme form of exercise for enhanced …
Training & Technique
Train to Go the Distance: Long-Distance Swim Workouts
Long-distance swimming is a rewarding challenge for both the body and mind. Distance training often requires long hours of keeping your head down and bearing through a long-distance swim workout, …
Training & Technique
Backstroke Start Technique: A Beginner’s Guide
There’s not much point learning how to swim a good backstroke without first nailing your backstroke start technique. The start is one of the most important moments in competitive swimming, …
Training & Technique
Swimming With Fins Workouts to Develop a Stronger Kick
Swimming with fins is one of the most thrilling aspects of swim training. Throw a pair of fins on your feet and get ready to zip through the water at …
Training & Technique
Improve Performance With This TRX Navy SEAL Swim Workout
The infamous U.S. Navy SEALs training has become well-known in recent years, thanks to the rise of fitness gurus and motivational speakers like ex-Navy SEAL David Goggins. As someone who’s …
Training & Technique
Swim With Your Head: Improve Your Freestyle Head Position
Proper freestyle head position is crucial to your overall freestyle technique. Good head position will help you swim quickly and efficiently. One of the most common mistakes in freestyle is …
Training & Technique
How to Use a Kickboard to Get Serious Results
One of swimming’s most recognizable flotation devices, the humble kickboard, evokes fond memories of learning how to swim. But, these simple yet effective training aids go way beyond being used …
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