Coaches Education

You’ve Probably Seen FINIS SlipFin Pro: Here’s What Makes It Different! By now, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or heard of the FINIS SlipFin Pro. The strapless training fin has been making its way onto pool decks, social media, and into the hands of swimmers and coaches over the past year. But wh...

Jack Bauerle, Russell Mark Headline ASCA Eastern States Clinic’s 50th Anniversary The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) will celebrate a major milestone this fall when the 50th Annual Eastern States Swim Clinic brings coaches together October 16–18 at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia–King of...

Will Underwater Finishes Emerge as Viable Option? College Coaches Share Their Thoughts The last five meters of every swim, no matter the race, are always appointment television. Waves catapult across the pool as the athlete charges toward the wall. Their energy fully expended, athletes battle for re...

Virginia's Todd DeSorbo Named ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year University of Virginia coach Todd DeSorbo has been named the ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. The announcement was made Friday as part of the organization's World Clinic and recognizes DeSorbo for...

Coaches Corner: Why Are Swimmers Now Able to Produce More Consistently Fast Performances Throughout the Year? In the past, swimmers tended to produce fast times only once or twice per year. Now, we are seeing consistently swift performances across the calendar. Why? In this Coaches Corner, several c...

3 Reasons Age-Group Coaches Are Valuable in Molding Young Swimmers (From the Archive) By Julia Czentye (formerly Warnken) If you were a swimmer, you should remember your first coach, right? Or like any sport you played when you were young, some of the most memorable older figures were your first tea...

The Power of the Mind Through Visualization By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. You are behind the blocks, staring down the end of your lane. The warm, chlorine air is strong. Coaches, teammates and parents are cheering and whistling for the swimmers currently racing in the water who are...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part III) Swimming World recently ran Parts I and II of Serhii Lysobei's extensive article, "The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics." Now, we run Part III, which examines sprint swimming from a training perspective. P...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part II) Swimming World recently ran Part I of Serhii Lysobei's extensive article, "The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics." Now, we run Part II, which examines sprint swimming from a technical perspective. PART I Par...

Be Safe: The Dangers of Hypoxic Training and Risks of Shallow Water Blackout From the Archive: Because safety is always a priority in the sport, Swimming World is re-running this piece from its archive that discusses the dangers of hypoxic training and shallow-water blackout. By Kristy Kinzer, Swimm...

Guest Editorial: The Author's System of Sprint Swimming Biomechanics (Part I - Introduction) By Serhii Lysobei  Swimming World periodically will run guest editorials on its website that are intended to enhance the readership's appreciation or understanding of the sport. Today, we run the the first i...

Four LSCs Build Innovative MEGA Swim Festival Around Pan Pacs What if a major international swimming championship could inspire more than the elite athletes selected to compete in it? If young swimmers from across the United States could train together, race together and then sit in the front row as...

Track Every Swim, Split and PR with LaneVault Swim Tracker More than another place to find meet results, LaneVault gives swimmers, parents and coaches a connected record of every personal best, goal, performance trend, qualifying standard and recruiting milestone. Every swim parent knows this mome.....

The Race That Didn't Go Your Way: How to Respond to Adversity There are few feelings in swimming that sting quite like missing a cut by one hundredth of a second.  You touch the wall, look up at the scoreboard, and immediately begin doing the math. One more dolphin kick off the wall. One cleaner bre...

Why Quiet Confidence Matters Most Before Championship Season  As championship season approaches, the atmosphere around the pool begins to change.  Practices become more intentional. Conversations shift from technique and volume to taper, qualifying times, and championship goals. Swimmers start check...

Stroke and Turn Officiating – We Have Liftoff By Ron Van Pool Stroke and turn officials are indeed the “eyes of the referee.” The foundation of swimming officiating is to ensure that all the athletes are treated fairly and that any benefit of the doubt goes to the swimmer. Throughout the race, the s...

A Look at the ASCA World Clinic Speakers and Session Topics The 2026 ASCA World Clinic is scheduled for September 9-12 in Orlando, and registration at the reduced rate is available through July 30. The annual clinic will feature presentations from some of the top coaches in the world, with the topic...

ASCA Announces Age-Group Coach of the Year Finalists in Four Divisions The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster Swim Camps have announced the Top-Five Age Group Coach of the Year Finalists for small, medium, large and extra-large teams. The finalists will be introduced an...

Plan vs. Strategy: The Ways to Approach the 200 Butterfly Ah, the butterfly. It is routinely acknowledged as a "power" stroke, and the 200 distance is where the rubber meets the road. Butterfly may be the event where there is the least amount of crossover by distance. What I mean by this, is that yo...

Falling in Love with Swimming Again - From the Outside  There comes a point for many swimmers when the love story with the sport changes.  For some, it happens after retirement. For others, it begins during college, after years of chasing times, standards, and expectations. The black line that once ...