Human beings are not built to live in water like the many species of fish in our deep blue oceans.
Despite that fact, taking the journey to learn to swim has become a necessary skill for many people in today's world.
Since you are reading this post, you should applaud yourself, as you are a sma...
Nowadays, computer skills are almost as common in everyday work life as lunch breaks.
However, with this advancement in technology and skill, come also negative side effects in the face of very bad habits, especially when it comes to our body posture.
I know I am guilty of it.
Even right now...
It is one of those days.
The swimming lane I am about to plunge into is overcrowded and even though it is marked with the clearly distinctive letters "FAST SWIMMERS", the lane is plagued with leisurely swimming head up breaststrokers and wannabe swimmers standing by the wall and discussing the lat...
Now that you have been instructed on how to use the arms in breaststroke, we can get on with explaining the leg movements.
Don't get discouraged here as it is one of the hardest parts of swimming to teach.
When I was little I was always told: "kick like a frog, kick like a frog".
Hmm, it...
Have you ever wondered what chemicals are in the pool you swim in?
Do you have a pool of your own and are not sure what chemicals are important?
With hundreds of people going through your local swimming pool like on a car assembly line and with your own pool probably being exposed to outside w...
Swimming is a sport that is not natural to everyone.
Walking, running, biking, all of these are quite easy to master, however, it takes some coordination and stamina to learn how to swim and to top it all off, before we improve our swim technique, we all have a different swimming style based on...
Always on a run, the never-ending feeling of forgetting something important, not having enough time to do everything planned, feeling guilty for not spending enough time with your family and friends or struggling with squeezing in your beloved swimming workout.
Does that pretty much sum up your...
Have you ever wondered why every swimming pool is almost the same length?
I am going to have to disappoint you and tell you that I don't know why that is.
Someone probably came up with a standard that made sense and I guess it took off.
However, what I do know is that the largest swimming p...
It was in the 1970s in a small village in Sweden that the swimming goggle industry changed forever. Jan Malmsten, an avid swimmer and entrepreneur, designed simplistic, sleek, and affordable swimming goggles that were adopted by the majority of elite swimmers around the world.
These goggles, commo...
Final rating: 5/5
I’ve grown up as a full-blown chlorinated pool swimmer with lifelong search for the perfect fitting goggles.
I swear, I must have tried like 50 different types and always found them inadequate.
Either they leaked or the suction was too much on the eyes until I found the...