If you are still on a hunt for the one perfect Christmas swimming gift for your loved ones or even for yourself, don't look any further.
Let me highlight a few swim items which I think would make a perfect gift for a swimmer.
Firstly, I apologize to those swimmers who do not celebrate Christmas,...
I've been swimming and coaching for many years and one thing that I see the most room for improvement, even in competitive swimmers, is the butterfly and breaststroke turn.
Let me give you a few tips and tricks on how to improve and speed up your butterfly or breaststroke turn.
1) Do not be...
Final rating: 4.5/5
I have already discussed proper body position while swimming freestyle and the drag forces that act upon your body on numerous occasions on this blog.
However, the reality of it is that it is very easy to say, "swim relaxed with good body position", but a bit more diffi...
Many of us are caught up in our fast-paced society often forgetting to just stop and think.
This causes us to do things over and over without realizing that there might be a smarter way to help us go forward.
As a swim coach or a swimmer, you should always be trying to adjust your ways and exp...
We have now discussed the basics of diving at the beginning of your swim.
So if you are comfortable with sitting dives lesson and then mastered the standing dives exercises or if you are already a competitive swimmer who just wants to improve at the start of your race, you can move on to more...
The efficient movement of our bodies in the water while swimming, does not come naturally to the majority of our water filled planet's population. Putting our faces in the water and having fun around and in our local pools, lakes, oceans, seas or rivers is, however, as common as your favorite brea...
Final rating: 5/5
Breathing is as crucial to your life as water is to your swimming.
You draw a breath thousands of times per day, yet how often do you actual stop and examine your vital breathing pattern.
Similarly, when training, you more than likely tend to focus on endurance and muscu...
Final rating: 4/5
Whether we like it or not, we live in a fast-paced modern technology world where what happened 5 minutes ago is old news.
It is extremely hard to keep up with new information and even harder to distinguish between good and bad information.
Since everybody and their grand...
Choosing the right swimming lesson program is not as simple as signing up at your nearest swimming pool.
Well, it could be, if you don't mind the potential of being disappointed.
In order to get the most out of your swimming lessons experience, you should consider a few important aspects befor...