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What We Can Learn from David Walliams' 140-Mile Swim
In 2011, British comedian David Walliams did something extraordinary. He swam 140 miles (225 km) down the River Thames in just 8 days for charity. To put that in perspective, that's an average of 18 miles a day, a distance that even Olympic athletes rarely cover in training, let alone in dirty riv...
A Swimmer's Guide to Breath Control: Drills to Boost Your Lung Capacity
It's no secret that swimmers have some of the best lung capacities of any athlete. Being able to control your breathing is a fundamental and challenging part of the sport. This lesson will provide you with a set of fun and challenging swim sets and drills designed to improve your breath-holding ab...
How To Do Back To Breast Turns (Open vs. Bucket vs. Cross-Over)
In the individual medley races, there are a lot of transitions between strokes: fly to back, back to breast, breast to free where each swimmer could either gain or lose time on the opponents. Usually, the most complex turn is the one from backstroke to breaststroke. In the history of swimming,...
Zoomers Gold Review: Improve Your Freestyle Kick In A Soft Rubber Comfort!
One of the toughest things to learn in swimming is a proper effective and efficient kick. Many coaches can tell you that having a great kick is the essence of fast swimming, however, they also struggle with teaching the proper kicking technique. No wonder though, the right kicking movement, wh...
The Kicking Toolkit: Fun Drills to Build Leg Power and Speed
Why bother improving your kick? Because without an effective and efficient kick, you will always struggle to swim smoothly. Your body balance and position depend on it. But kicking practice doesn't have to be 30 minutes of boredom staring at a black line. In this post, I will share tips and specif...
Overcoming My Fear Of Water - Tips For Beginners Of All Ages (Kids, Adults)
Swimming is a sport that isn't natural to everyone. Walking, running, or biking feel automatic, but swimming asks us to move differently, in a new environment. Especially, if we want to learn different swimming styles. It takes coordination, breath control, and patience to feel comfortable in wa...
11 Ways To Enjoy Swimming In A Crowded Lane
It is one of those days. The swimming lane you're about to plunge into is overcrowded. Even though it's marked "FAST SWIMMERS," it's plagued with leisurely head-up breaststrokers and people discussing politics by the wall. Your mood is ruined... or is it? Instead of getting angry, it's time to mak...
A Swimmer's Guide to Laser Eye Surgery (Tired of Prescription Goggles?)
Squinting to see the pace clock. Swimming in a zig-zag in open water because you can't see the buoy. Constantly taking off your goggles to see the workout on the board. If you wear glasses or contacts on land, you know these frustrations all too well. For swimmers, poor vision isn't just an anno...
Choosing The Right Goggles For You
Are there differences between swimming goggles which I should consider? What swimming goggles should I use for my first triathlon swim? I get asked these questions and many more over and over from the beginner swimmers I coach. And no wonder. With the endless combinations of shapes, lens col...
What to Do When You Feel Like You're Drowning (A Beginner's Guide)
One of the most common and terrifying questions beginners ask is: "What should I do when I feel like I'm drowning?" The first piece of advice is always the same: don't panic. Easier said than done, right? But panic is the real enemy. It wastes your energy, disrupts your breathing, and actively...
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How to Improve Body Rotation in Freestyle and Backstroke
Introduction: Why Posture Matters in Swimming When it comes to swimming efficiently, technique trumps brute strength. One of the most important yet often misunderstood elements of technique is body posture. In other words, how you hold and move your body in the water. Whether you are swimming...
3D-Printed Swim Gear: Level Up Your Swim Training with DIY Accessories
Have you ever wished you could customize your swim gear without breaking the bank or impatiently staring out the window, waiting days for delivery? Good news, the future is here, and it's called 3D printing. And no, you do not need an engineering degree or a NASA-sized budget to get started, just a...
The Viking Legacy - One goggle to rule them all
It was in the 1970s in a small village in Sweden that the swimming goggle industry changed forever. Jan Malmsten, an avid swimmer and entrepreneur, designed simplistic, sleek, and affordable swimming goggles that were adopted by the majority of elite swimmers around the world. These goggles, commo...
Airofit PRO 2.0 Review: How Stronger Breathing Makes You A Faster Swimmer
Breathing is as crucial to your life as water is to your swimming. You draw a breath thousands of times per day, yet how often do you actually stop and examine your vital breathing pattern? Similarly, when training, you more than likely tend to focus on endurance and muscular strength. If you ar...
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes
Trying to find the perfect, thoughtful gift for the swimmer or triathlete in your life can be a challenge. You want something unique and useful that won't just sit in the back of their closet. Whether they are a beginner, a seasoned triathlete, swimrunner or an avid open water explorer, this guide...
Xmetrics: The Device That Tried to Revolutionize Swim Tracking
"All you have to do is swim." That was the bold claim made by Xmetrics, a technology company that aimed to disrupt the swimming world with a new wearable gadget. While the landscape of swim tech has evolved since this device was announced, the core philosophy behind Xmetrics remains incredibly r...
The Lost Art of Tactile Feedback: Lessons from the BluCore Corsuit
Every superhero needs a gadget. For a brief time in the swimming world, that gadget was the BluCore Corsuit. While this unique device is no longer on the market, the problem it solved, poor body posture, is timeless. The Corsuit offered a brilliant solution: tactile feedback. It forced you to...
11 Ways To Enjoy Swimming In A Crowded Lane
It is one of those days. The swimming lane you're about to plunge into is overcrowded. Even though it's marked "FAST SWIMMERS," it's plagued with leisurely head-up breaststrokers and people discussing politics by the wall. Your mood is ruined... or is it? Instead of getting angry, it's time to mak...
Stop Making These 4 Freestyle Mistakes: A Video Analysis Guide
Recognizing flaws in a swimming stroke is the first step to fixing them. Often, what feels right in the water looks very different on video. This article breaks down a video analysis of a swimmer with four common but critical freestyle mistakes. By learning to spot these errors, from a deep kick t...
8 Ways To Use Your Hand Paddles
Hand paddles are commonly used in swimming pools around the world. In fact, you hardly ever see a pool deck or the infamous Lost and Found basket (yes, they do exist) without a pair of them laying around. They are either loved or hated. The main rudimentary idea behind the original hand padd...
Swimming Gear Reviews
The Ultimate Guide to the 360swim Buoy: Safety Without Drag
Safety often takes a backseat in swimming. We have life vests and armbands for non-swimmers, but for competitive or fitness swimmers, there was nothing that didn't ruin your stroke, until now. The 360swim Buoy is a revolutionary device that keeps you safe without hindering your performance. It's...
What's Your Swim Type? (Custom Tailored Swim Classes)
The guys over at SwimSmooth have done it again. After introducing us to the Wetronome (a tech gadget to help you with your stroke rate) and Mr. Smooth (an app that shows swimming technique from all angles at all speeds), SwimSmooth has now produced SwimTypes.com. Let me show you what it is...
Swim Smooth DVD Review: Clean Up Your Stroke (Practicing One Thing At A Time)
The Swim Smooth's Clean Up Your Stroke DVD set is not your usual learn to swim program on DVDs. It is more of a series of short hints and tips addressing a few important aspects of an efficient freestyle stroke. Paul Newsome, an accredited level II triathlon coach who coaches triathletes in Wester...
Palm Paddle Review - The World's Smallest Hand Paddle
This post is long overdue, but finally, I kicked myself to introduce you to the wonderful world of the Palm Paddle. I am not kidding when I say it is the world’s smallest hand paddle. At first sight, they’re so tiny and cute that you just want to cuddle them in your palm :). But don’t let the...
TechPaddle Review: Forearm Braces For Better Propulsion (Early Vertical Forearm Trainer)
Getting more propulsion during a swim is a huge problem for many swimmers, and even advanced individuals shouldn't stop exploring their stroke for potential improvement. If you read this swimming blog regularly, you might notice I do not recommend using too much swim gear unless it has a particula...
Aquaspotter Review: Swimming Safety In Open Water
Roaring speed boats, slowly churning fishing barges, a crazy youngster on jet skis, all of these have one thing in common: they are a danger to swimmers. When you do not have the luxury of swimming in a protected zone, staying visible is your number one priority. While a brightly colored swimmi...
3 Swim Tools That Force You to Have Better Technique
We all long for that elusive, smooth swimming stroke. While practice is essential, sometimes you need a little help to feel what "correct" actually feels like. The problem with most swim gear is that it makes swimming easier (like fins) without teaching you anything. Today, I want to share three...
Zoomers Gold Review: Improve Your Freestyle Kick In A Soft Rubber Comfort!
One of the toughest things to learn in swimming is a proper effective and efficient kick. Many coaches can tell you that having a great kick is the essence of fast swimming, however, they also struggle with teaching the proper kicking technique. No wonder though, the right kicking movement, wh...
