It is no secret that a swimmer has one of the best lung capacities from all the athletes or at least should have. :) . Having to be accustomed to not be able to breathe whenever you want takes some time getting used to. Here are a few fun ways how you can improve your breath holding ability du...

Drills, drills, drills and the elusive pursuit of a perfect stroke. It is not easy to maintain a beautiful, efficient stroke at high speeds and that is when technique drills come into play. The hardest part about having the perfect stroke is the ability to change, modify and adjust your stroke...

Some of you already might have heard that FINA has updated their breaststroke rule to accommodate an underwater dolphin kick during the pullout phase after the initial start or a turn. The rule marked as SW 7.4 clearly states "A single downward dolphin kick followed by a breaststroke kick is perm...

Did you ever wonder where you can find a place where all swimming history comes together forming one entity stored forever? If you haven't been yet, you definitely should visit Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A city that plays a host to the Swimming Hall of Fame. You can find here swimming heroes...

Design of Performance Predictor Models for Sprint Freestyle Swimmers Using Machine Learning Techniques by Libor Janek and César M. Guerra-Salcedo and Joaquín Pérez-Ortega and Rodolfo A. Pazos-Rangel September, 2004 Abstract This research addresses the problem of variable selection...