Why Swimmers Should Stop Prioritizing Crunches
Crunches are great for building abs but less awesome for supporting swim performance. Here’s what to focus on instead.
Crunches are great for building abs but less awesome for supporting swim performance. Here’s what to focus on instead.
Young age groupers have a lot going on with skill and technique development. Here’s how core training has a critical role to play in improving technique, stability and speed.
Can real-time feedback via smart swim goggles improve swim performance? Yes—but the kind of feedback you are getting matters.
Fast sprinting means your nervous system is ready to go. Here’s a simple protocol to light it up for faster freestyle sprinting.
Core training is one of the best ways to get faster in the pool—and anti-movement exercises provide the foundation for everything that follows.
Ankle flexibility is important for fast kicking (and swimming)—but it also plays a role in reducing lower back injuries in the pool.
Taper doesn’t mean it’s time to coast–here are six sprint sets to fine-tune speed and power so that you can swim fast when it matters.
From first-time lap swimmers to elite competitors, these 27 workouts give every swimmer a structured, purposeful session to build speed, endurance, and technique.
Plateaus for swimmers can be frustrating and demoralizing. Learn what they are, why they happen to swimmers, and how you can physically and mentally break through them.
Struggling with pressure in competition? Learn how pressure works, why swimmers choke, and proven strategies for handing pressure when it counts.