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Swim To Run, Run To Swim: If Navy Seals Can Do It, Why Not You?
In one of my previous posts, I discussed how adding another sport as an alternative to swimming is beneficial, not only for your health, but also for improving your swimming. To make the point even stronger, listen to what Aaron has to say about the cross-training of running and swimming. This...
Track Start vs. Grab Start: Which is Right for You?
Should I do a track start or a grab start? It's a question every competitive swimmer asks, and the answer is: it depends. Your ideal start depends on your body type, flexibility, power, and even the event you're swimming. Many swimmers still haven't figured out which is best for them, and some eve...
How To Get A Swimming Scholarship In The USA? (Higher Education And Top Swimming Combined)
For a dedicated young swimmer, a swimming scholarship to an American university can be a life-changing opportunity, combining top-tier athletic competition with a world-class education. But the process can seem complex and overwhelming, especially for international students. This guide will demyst...
Antipaddle Review: Are We Born With Feeling For Water Or Is It Learned?
If you’ve taken a few swim lessons or spent time around pools, you’ve probably heard of the phrase “feeling for water.” Some swimmers seem to instantly know how to grab the water, while others (even after years) struggle to generate propulsion. This “feel” often seems innate, but where there is...
How to Do a Flip Turn: Part 1 - Mastering the Flip
For many swimmers, the freestyle flip turn can seem like a complex and intimidating skill. But with a little patience and a step-by-step approach, you can master it in no time. This is the first lesson in our series on the flip turn. Before we even think about the wall, we are going to focus on th...
A Collection of Our Best Swim Tips
Over the years, we've covered hundreds of swimming tips, drills, and techniques. To help you navigate it all, we've dug into our archives to create a roundup of the most popular and impactful lessons ever published on the Swimator Blog. Whether you're a novice overcoming a fear of the water or an...
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...
Breaststroker's Knee: 3 Tips to Avoid It
If you swim breaststroke exclusively every time you get in the pool, you could be setting yourself up for a common and painful injury: breaststroker's knee. Many competitive swimmers who didn't train properly in their younger years now suffer from chronic knee pain. Don't become a statistic. This...
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...
Learn The Flutter Kick By Doing it Wrong (Freestyle Swim Kick Explained)
The freestyle flutter kick is the engine of your stroke. A proper kick provides propulsion, lift, and balance, but it's also one of the hardest swimming skills to master. This guide will break down the mechanics of an effective flutter kick, using analogies and a unique "learn-by-doing-it-wrong" a...
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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
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...
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 Technique Toolkit: 7 Swim Products to Help You Swim Faster
Swimming is an amazing sport, but staring at the black line can get boring. Sometimes you need a little distraction to stay motivated. But the best distractions are the ones that make you faster. I like to call them "coaching toys", equipment designed not just to make swimming easier, but to force...
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...
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...
Want To Swim Smooth? Check Out Mr. Smooth - The Perfect Swimming Mentor
Have you ever thought to yourself I can't seem to grasp the way my arm should move under water when I swim how should my legs move when I swim freestyle I wish there was a way to see someone swim slow motion I'd like to see how it looks from a different angle in order to understand. ...
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...
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...
