Swim Training Tips

3 Tips for a Faster Freestyle

With a new season right around the corner now is the perfect time to dial in your technique. Here are 3 tips for a faster freestyle.

8 Reasons a Swim Log Will Help You Swim Faster

Want to get more consistent with your swimming? How about having the ability to figure out performance leaks so that you can make the most of your practice time? Do you want to be able to set better goals that will keep you motivated over the long term? Of course you do. One of the […]

5 Step Plan to Making Better Swimming Goals

Goooooooals! If you stop any swimmer on your local pool deck and ask them if they have goals for their swimming the answer will almost invariably be, “yeeeess.” The goals might not be scrawled on their ceiling to stare at, or written on their hand as a constant reminder, but every athlete has goals and […]

5 Tips for Achieving Day-to-Day Excellence in the Pool

You always hear swimmers talk about what they want to achieve, the fast times they want to post, the medals they want to win, the championships they want to rep. What we don’t always hear about is what those athletes are willing to do, consistently, on a day-in and day-out time frame, to make that […]

How to Master the Post Race Celebration

One of Mike Bottom’s (head coach at the University of Michigan) techniques for keeping swimmers engaged during those trying main sets is to have his athletes practice their post-race celebration mid-set. Not only is this a great way to help athletes visualize their own success, but it also makes for a loose atmosphere at practice. […]

Why Core Strength Will Make You a Faster Swimmer

Core strength has been one of the buzz terms that has flourished on pool decks in the past 15 years. More than just a fad, core strength is something that swimmers from Ryan Lochte to Roland Schoeman have all said are essential cogs in their training wheel. Strength and conditioning specialist – and former Olympic […]

Steve Reardon’s Tips for Faster Racing

Ed. Note: The following tip was submitted by Steve Reardon, head coach of CLASS Aquatics, based out of Southern California. Steve has more than 20 years of coaching experience, including helping develop Olympian Kristine Quance during his tenure at Valley Aquatics Club in the 1990’s. My three basic rules to racing: 1) Hold good […]

6 Tips for Faster Swimming

Ed Note: Over the past couple weeks I have been collecting tips for faster swimming from coaches for an article, appropriately titled, “50 Swimming Tips from 50 Coaches.” I’ve been reaching out to coaches from coast to coast, asking them for their favorite tip. Jeff Grace, assistant age group coach at the Hollyburn Country Club […]

3 Tips for Making the Most of Your Swim Log

The best swimmers in the world use a swimming log to monitor their performances. You know these people, they are the ones scribbling in a notebook after workout, or the first to check out their splits after a race. These high-performing athletes know something the rest don’t– that there is a tremendous amount of valuable […]