Today, I have three pieces of swim equipment that I promise will help you improve your technique.
You can achieve the elusive smooth stroke we all long for, however, sometimes you just need a little bit of help along the way.
I find these swim products quite helpful, so wanted to share them wit...
This is the second post in the series of articles regarding what constitutes a great swimming start. If you have missed the first post, please click on the link below to get caught up and then come back.
Let's recap what are the 5 key elements of a successful start from a starting block.
1) Fast...
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...
Stereotypically, I find triathletes to be very self-motivated athletes always pushing their limits in whatever they do.
And rightly so.
In order to achieve a competitive level in all the three sports combined, triathletes have to manage their workout regimes very tightly, so they have time to...
If you are anything like the majority of our population, you do not necessarily love doing housework. It is just a necessary evil that has to be done.
What I am talking about are the mundane tasks that we need to do on a regular basis such as vacuuming, wiping floors, washing dishes, dusting etc....
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...
There is no doubt about the greatness of Mark Spitz in his time and Michael Phelps’ recent ongoing dominance on the swimming scene.
Both Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps are multiple Olympic champions with many world records under their belts.
Every competitive swimmer knows their name and drea...
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Roaring speed boats, slowly churning fishing barges, a crazy youngster on jet skis, tourists in canoes and kayaks, all of these have one thing in common and it is called "danger to swimmers".
When you do not have the luxury of swimming in open water without any boat traffic,...
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...
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...