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...
To answer the question if you should wear a swim cap, let's first think about why you are swimming and to what purpose would the cap be to you. So why do you swim?
If you are out there stroking from one side of the pool to the other for fun or a wonderful exercise and you have short hair, buying...
It is no secret that a swimmer has one of the best lung capacities from all the athletes or at least should have. :) .
Having to be accustomed to not be able to breathe whenever you want takes some time getting used to.
Here are a few fun ways how you can improve your breath holding ability du...
Globalization of our world is increasingly becoming the standard, so there is no wonder that efforts to raise bilingual children are nowadays close to being a norm (or they should be).
Did you know though that learning a second language as a child gives you an unprecedented advantage over the res...
After the introduction and later shameful prohibition of the fast full body racing suits, a new groundbreaking technological advancement was approved by the world swimming governing body, FINA.
This time it has nothing to do with a swim suit fabric or swim equipment, but the good old medical...
It is well known that the fastest breaststrokers have one of the longest and fastest breaststroke pullouts.
If you are not sure what I mean by a pullout, it is basically what happens underwater after the start or the turn, right before the swimmer starts swimming normally.
Now, why is that? ...
Learning to swim at an early age can have many more advantages than just mastering necessary water survival skills.
It could, for example, lead to a longer-term swimming career which will affect the swimmer's life even if he or she does not plan on it.
Sure, not everyone will be in the Olympic...
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...
Do you swim a lot on your own?
Are you a beginner swimmer or triathlete trying to grasp the sport?
Do you coach swimming and need some inspiration?
There comes a time when the imagination or needed knowledge does not work in your favor and you cannot come up with good swim practice.
You keep...
Some of you already might have heard that FINA has updated their breaststroke rule to accommodate an underwater dolphin kick during the pullout phase after the initial start or a turn.
The rule marked as SW 7.4 clearly states "A single downward dolphin kick followed by a breaststroke kick is perm...