Training & Technique
The Essential Core Exercises for Swimmers
All swimming strokes are designed to propel you in a straight line, whether that be forward with freestyle or backward with backstroke. Learning how to swim without any of your …
Training & Technique
Going the Distance: Long Course Swimming Workouts
How you train matters. There’s no point aimlessly doing laps in the pool and hoping that quantity will equal quality when you enter a long-distance event. For swimmers who are …
Training & Technique
Stretching for Swimmers to Help Avoid Injury
A good stretch before a workout will do your body wonders in any physical activity. Even though swimming is a low-impact sport, there is still a risk of injury, especially …
Fitness & Wellness
Don’t Let Swimmer’s Headache Slow You Down
For most of us, swimming is a hobby, and for some of us, it’s a serious exertional sport that becomes a full-time career. If you swim for fun or for …
Triathlon & Open Water
Swim Workouts for Triathlons: Be Prepared to Go the Distance
Triathletes have a different nut to crack when it comes to their swim training. Triathlons and Ironmans are not easy swims, and they force swimmers into open water with hundreds …
Training & Technique
What Is Sculling in Swimming, and Why Should You Do It?
Sculling may not be a recognized Olympic stroke, but it can be a serious training tool for swimmers of all levels. Learning sculling techniques can help you to perfect your …
Swim Tech
What Makes Open-Water Swimming Goggles Different
Outdoor swimming offers swimmers a connection with nature that pool swimming just cannot provide. Are you a competitive swimmer or perhaps somebody that enjoys the improved mental health that open-water …
Training & Technique
Nose Plugs for Swimming: All You Need to Know
When it comes to enjoying your hobby or water sport, it’s wise not to succumb to snobbery and purists. If a swimming accessory improves your results and helps you to …
Training & Technique
Propel Yourself With a Stronger Breaststroke Pull
Breaststroke may seem like the most chilled out of all the swimming strokes. It is the go-to stroke for beginners, just behind the doggy paddle. Since it suits almost all …
Training & Technique
Update Your Training to Get a Freestyle Pull Like a Pro
For those of us that feel like we spend more time in the water than on land, swimming like an Olympian is the goal. Optimization is the key to improving …