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While commonly enjoyed recreationally, swimming is a highly-competitive sport that tests the speed, strength, and skill of athletes through a variety of individual and team events. Race finishes often come down to just a fingertip as competitors use a variety of swimming strokes (dictated by the event category), including freestyle (front crawl), backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.

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Ten Things Non-Swimmers Will Never Understand About Swimming
June 2, 2023
It is baffling how we can go from feeling six feet deep in the dumps to swimming at supersonic speed in a matter of days. Although we spend most of our waking time either in the pool, going to or from the pool, or thinking about the pool, we also interact frequently with people who […]
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To the Conflicted College Swimmer
June 2, 2023
For all you college swimmers out there, give yourself a pat on the back for sticking with it. It truly is an admirable accomplishment. To the conflicted college swimmer, You are not alone. The reality is that nothing can prepare you for college swimming. Club and high school practices may come close in terms of […]
Four Things That Make a Swim Team Great
June 2, 2023
Look around your team. Do you enjoy the people on your team? Are they people you respect? Can you learn from them? My kids stuck with one team throughout their age group years from kindergarten through high school graduation. The pool was close to our home and we’ve had excellent coaches throughout the years. We […]
The Five Performance Priorities
June 2, 2023
No matter what the situation or circumstance, you always demand your best because you take pride in how you swim. Today, I want to provide you with the core concepts I discuss with my NCAA- and national team-level swimmers when we talk about how to foster the best kind of mindset possible for meet day. […]
Five Ways to Address and Overcome Age Group Swimming Plateau
June 2, 2023
When you begin to struggle or even gain time, it can be heartbreaking – but that is all part of the process. Plateaus. They are one of the most miserable facets of being a competitive swimmer. Everyone experiences them at one point or another, but they are a special kind of pain when you are […]
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Three Things You Need to Know to Survive, Thrive During the Holidays
June 2, 2023
Not recovering effectively can impact your performance and also puts you at a higher risk for injury and muscle strains. Whether the holidays have you taking stock, planning ahead, or submerged in social events and family time, there’s one thing swimmers tend to have in common; our holidays are punctuated with intense training. For swimmers […]
A Letter to Parents: Excellence Requires Sacrifice
June 2, 2023
I commit to you that my overriding priority for each one of your children is to teach them to work hard and enjoy what they are doing. Please understand that I have my own 9-year-old son who currently swims on our team. My overriding priority is his lifelong happiness. As a kid I was an exceptional […]
What Your Goggles Say About You
June 2, 2023
You prefer to keep to a design you know and trust so you can focus on the million other things you need to get done in the pool. Swimmers love to express themselves in and around the pool, as reflected by the myriad types of training suits, gear and apparel in any given swimming scene. […]
The Five Mentally Toughest American Elite Swimmers in History
June 2, 2023
No matter what level swimmers reach, if they consistently do their best when it counts, then they are mentally tough and champions. This is a tough list to compose. There are probably 50 or more good candidates for the top five spots, but this is my list. My recollection and knowledge of elite swimmers dates […]
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Weight Training for Sprint Swimmers
June 2, 2023
Choosing what exercises to do is hard for a swimmer. Not everything obviously translates from the weight room to the pool. As a sprinter you need to train the same way in the weight room as you would in the pool. A big misconception that sprinters have is that they have to lift heavy weights […]
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