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...
As many of you might already know, dryland work is almost as important as the time spent in the water.
Many coaches and swimmers try to hammer thousands of miles (kilometers) during practices focusing little or not at all on strengthening the body outside the pool.
Such practices lead to swimm...
It is a well-known fact that every superhero has to have a special suit, a cape or a mask to be taken seriously. Right?
At the same time, he or she has to have a certain set of extraordinary skills that often are enhanced by their attire.
Think Batman and his winged cape or his belt which never...
Based on your comments from the blog and the poll, it looks like you are requesting some information and guidance on how to move your arms during the freestyle stroke.
So, here we go.
Freestyle is what you would call an asymmetric swimming style.
Well, asymmetric is a strong word, but almost....
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...
Many beginners and even advanced swimmers dread the words "butterfly".
When swimmers come to practice and see the butterfly stroke written on the board or the practice sheet, the mood suddenly goes from wonderful life enjoyment to a sad end of the world like expressions.
As a coach, I can ju...
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...
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...
Everyone is different, but some commonalities arise when it comes to right-handed or left-handed swimmers.
The majority of us have one side of our body stronger than the other and this also shows during swimming specific movements and exercises, especially when deciding which foot to put forward...
Let's step away from swimming strokes, discussions of equipment and other learn to swim related material for a moment and look at the scarier side of swimming.
Not many of us realize this, but apart from drowning, it is possible to catch a disease or infection from your local swimming hole. And...