Read more0LumaLanes Split Time Analysis: 50 SCM Freestyle Skins Races09 December 2019Split Time for the 50 Short Course Meters Freestyle Skins races is sponsored by LumaLanes. Today we look at the International Swimming League's (ISL) Skins races, specifically highlighting Caeleb Dressel and some of his male competitors he will most likely be facing off against in Las Vegas. First ...
Read more0Why Commit Swimming Refunds Customers No Questions Asked07 December 2019Courtesy of Commit Swimming. This post is part of a larger effort by Commit Swimming to be transparent around their business practices. This effort is designed to help entrepreneurs within the swimming community to find inspiration to make the sport better. Today’s topic is cancellations and refu.....
Read more0Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: When To Add Weight to Strength Training26 November 2019Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist Many are curious: when can we add weight to our strength training? There is actually no true age limit to when we can add weight to the training. The main factor, or safety check is to have a qualified perfo...
Read more0Mental Training for Swimmers Made Simple (Finally)18 November 2019When you think about your swimming and your goals it’s usually in terms of physical and measurable things… I wanna be faster than the competition… I wanna drop four seconds off my PB… I wanna be a faster underwater dolphin kicker… And while we direct our efforts at training harder and better each da...
Read more0TritonWear Analytics Boost ZPC Amersfoort Performance14 November 2019Dutch Treat Tom Rikhof is an early adapter. Early on the head coach of ZPC Amersfoort, one the Netherlands three major swim clubs next to national affiliated high performance centers Amsterdam (De Dolfijn) and Eindhoven (PSV), saw the merits of embracing the long term tracking benefits of TritonWear...
Read more0Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: Shoulder Pain05 November 2019Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist Let’s face it, swimming is considered to be one of the healthiest sports to do, but we can also see and argue that there are a high level of cases of shoulder pain. Some swimmers are only feeling pain while swimm...
Read more0LumaLanes Split Time Analysis: 400 SCM Freestyle World Record22 October 2019Split Time for the 400 Short Course Meters Freestyle is sponsored by LumaLanes. Today we look at the 400 Short Course Meters Freestyle for women by analyzing the splits for Ariane Titmus’ World Record swim from World Champs in 2018 and comparing the race data to Wang Jianjiahe’s former World Record ...
Read more0Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: Gripping16 October 2019Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist How to grip things is a highly overlooked topic, yet grip strength is correlated to faster sprint performance in youth swimmers. Additionally, a solid grip in the weight room might save us from shoulder injuries ...
Read more1TritonWear: Better Swimming Through Technology, Data Driven Training14 October 2019Trinidad and Tobago native Mark Rivas is a busy man. In addition to directing his own Team Rivas he is a coach with RWB Aquatic Academy and assistant coach at Hillview College in Tunapuna. In August he was one of four coaches for his country’s Goodwill Swim Team that competed in Suriname. For the la...
Read more2Don’t Let Injury End Your Season04 October 2019Injury happens. Sometimes it’s minor and other times quite significant. Perhaps you crash your bike and break your clavicle, get a gash & need stitches, or just get some bad road rash, each of which will keep you out of the pool. Some athletes get persistent ear infections, often called “swimmers e...
Read more1Swimmer Strength Tech Tip: McGill 3 Core Exercises25 September 2019Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist In this tip of the week, we want to introduce the McGill 3 Core Exercises. These are considered to be among the healthiest options for our spines. The exercises include: The Curl-Up, Bird Dog, and Side Bridg...
Read more0Swim Cloud, FORM Swim Goggles, GMX7 Receive Bob Gillett Award For Most Innovative Product at ASCA World Clinic22 September 2019There were three winners of the Bob Gillett Award for Most Innovative Product at the 2019 American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. Swim Cloud, FORM Swim and GMX 7 were honored as the award winners as this was just the second time this award has been giv...
Read more7Tanya Hobbs Wins Creative Coaches Award For 'Tamales Set'21 September 2019Swim MAC Carolina's Tanya Hobbs won the creative coaches award at the 2019 American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic in Dallas, Texas for the 'tamales set.' Coaches from around the world submit their ideas for innovative ways to make workouts more fun for athletes or work on various aspects...
Read more0Megan Oesting Wins ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year21 September 2019Megan Oesting of the Eastern Iowa Swim Federation was named as the ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year at the American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. Oesting was announced as the winner among the ten finalists: Alex Carney, Nitro Swimming Juya Cho, Waveru...
Read more1David McCagg Takes Us Through the GMX7: The Future of Resistance Training For Swimming20 September 2019Swimming World sat down with David McCagg at the American Swim Coaches Association World Clinic in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. McCagg is a former USA Swimming national team member, having won two gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games in the 100 free and 4x100 free relay. McCagg, World 100...
Read more0John Mattos Inducted into ASCA Hall of Fame (VIDEO)20 September 2019Coach John Mattos was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier this month in Dallas, Texas. Two-time Olympian Amy Van Dyken introduced him. John Mattos graduated from Colorado State University in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in English. He was an All-Americ...
Read more0Brandon Ward Weighs in on ISL, Mack Horton Protest at ASCA World Clinic (VIDEO)19 September 2019Swimming World sat down with Brandon Ward at the ASCA World Clinic in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. Ward is the CEO of the Australian Swim & Coaches Teacher's Association and made his first appearance at the American Swim Coaches Association clinic. Ward went through his relationship with Swimmi...
Read more2Final Pre-Registration - Eastern States Clinic With Josh Davis, Elizabeth Beisel & Breeja Larson19 September 2019Last week left to take advantage of pre-registration pricing and group discount! Make your plans NOW to attend Eastern States Clinic in Cherry Hill, NJ on October 6 and 7 at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ. Pre-registration and special clinic hotel rates end soon. Make your plans to attend the E...
Read more0Kathy McKee Inducted into ASCA Hall of Fame (VIDEO)19 September 2019Kathy McKee was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier this month in Dallas. She was introduced by David Gibson. SwimMAC Coach Kathy McKee guided pre-competitive swimmers all the way up to the national level – including swimmers named to the USA National Junior ...
Read more1Tim Welsh Reflects on Coaching Career, Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis at ASCA World Clinic (VIDEO INTERVIEW)17 September 2019Long-time Notre Dame coach Tim Welsh sat down with Swimming World TV's Brent Rutemiller at the ASCA World Clinic in Dallas to talk about his recent pancreatic cancer diagnosis and reflected on the lessons he learned in his coaching career. Welsh revealed his cancer diagnosis at the banquet the night...