Coaches Education

Training Sets From the Past: The Stunning Work of 17-Year-Old Ian Thorpe Next week will mark the 24th anniversary of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where Ian Thorpe dazzled on home soil. So, it seemed like an appropriate time to revisit some of the training sets Thorpe endured as a teenager on th...

The 'Why' In Coaching: The Importance Of Providing An Explanation Three minutes into the coach’s monologue on butterfly technique, ninth grader Sam raised his hand and asked, "why?’" “I thought I was a good coach,” says his Middle Atlantic mentor. “I had state-championship teams, high school All-Ame...

“As the team was wrapping up a meeting in the University of California, Berkeley’s High Performance Center for Athletics, my coach called me to the front of the room.  "My heart was pounding in my chest as I walked to stand next to him. Once I met his gaze, I slowly turned around. This was the first...

By Olivia McKelvey, Swimming World College Intern. When it comes to nutrition, swimmers - like any other athletes - tend to take on the "body is my temple approach." Meaning that the elite of the elite preach new health fads, supplements, and other information about nutrition that can lead them to t...

How Science Can Be Used to Promote Faster Swimming; Competitive Swimming Needs Radical Change By Rod Havriluk If a swimmer was asked about his/her: Index of Coordination (quantifies arm coordination), Active drag coefficient (quantifies technique), Intracycle velocity variations (identifies general ...

How Training Has Changed Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic Four years removed from the worldwide shutdown due to COVID-19, aquatics has re-established a rhythm of training and championships. Paris beckons the world for a second Olympics since, and coaches have resumed mentoring their charges ...

Sample Sets: A Look at the Work Of NAG Record-Breaker Luka Mijatovic and Rising Talent Tim Wu From the Archive: With Luka Mijatovic breaking the 15-16 NAG record of Larsen Jensen in the 400-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Swimming World offers this look at Mijatovic's traini...

Swim Training for 50s: A Look at Different Approaches to Sprinting Earlier in his career, the high school coach sought the secret to speed—especially fast 50s. As a high schooler, he had a teammate ultimately go a 22.4 50 free (nation’s third fastest in 1960). Later on he watched Katie Ledecky, at a...

ASCA Board Sends Letter to USA Swimming with Recommendations for Future This week, the Board of Directors of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) sent a letter to USA Swimming concerning expectations for the next quad, which will lead up to a home Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The letter...

Coaches Corner: The Importance of Underwater Kicking; Developing Stability During the recently concluded Olympic Games in Paris, multiple performances stood out inside La Defense Arena. But the nine-day competition will certainly be remembered for what Frenchman Leon Marchand delivered in front of a...

The Cal Bears Culture Has a Powerful Influence - Past and Present; Dave Durden Guiding a Family When you’ve been a battle-tested Marine, an assistant on uber-successful club and college championship teams and confidant to Olympians, you know something about winning. Jack Roach has been all of those ...

How They Train: The Workouts of Cavalier Aquatics' Sara Czirjak (5 Practice Sets Included) With the Olympic buzz still in the air, swim club personnel persevere in polishing swimmer skills while college coaches continue the unending process of targeting potential recruits. One such prospect is Sara ...

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...

Q&A with Coach Gary Taylor: Guiding Thomas Heilman and Joining UVA's Powerhouse Program A seasoned college and club coach, Cavalier Aquatics head man Gary Taylor has spent the last three years training a strong cadre of senior swimmers to national and international prominence, including 2024 Olympia...

Heart-Rate Monitoring a Game-Changing Innovation in FORM Smart Swim 2 Goggles Since their release, the FORM Smart Swim 2 goggles have offered users a plethora of advantages. Data points for swimmers provide a comprehensive analysis of the day’s workout. Some of these points include: Pace; stroke rat...

Coaches Corner: Tips for Enhancing Streamline Skills After the Turn (Video) For several months, coach Andrew Sheaff has been a valuable contributor to Swimming World, offering tips on a variety of skills. In this latest edition of Coaches Corner, Sheaff takes the time to review turns, which can ofte...

6 Simple Ways for Swimmers to Improve That Don't Require Any Talent As swimmers, we are always finding ways to improve not only as athletes, but as people, too. Changing your habits or focusing on the areas that you are weak in are both fundamental ways to improve. Change can go a long way because y...

Special Sets: The Training of Newly Anointed Olympian Luke Whitlock Forty six of the more than 1000-plus pool swimmers who competed at Olympic Trials in Indianapolis will soon be leaving for Paris to represent the United States. Among them is Luke Whitlock, a Florida commit, from Noblesville, Indian...

Coaches Corner: How to Promote Improvement in Starts With Young Swimmers In this next edition of Coaches Corner, featuring author, coach and regular Swimming World contributor Andrew Sheaff, the start is the focus of the segment. The start obviously sets the tone for an athlete’s race, and Sheaff sp...

New Jobs Posted on Swimming World's Job Board! You'll find positions for head coaches, summer camp instructors and counselors, lifeguarding, administration, and more on our Job Board! Do you have an open position in aquatics? If your organization has an open position related to swimming, diving, wat...