Mat's Swimming Blog January 2004 Archive

Avoid fat; fat is OK, eat it up. Avoid carbohydrates; carbohydrates should be the major portion of your diet. Consume a high amount protein; eat balanced portions of proteins, fats, ... Read More

Who is this tough-talking Aussie that is now the performance director of British Swimming? BBC Sport has some answers on who is Bill Sweetenham?

You get up on the starting block, take your mark, and SPLASH! Was it a good start? One of the determining elements is foot placement. Glenn and Dave (GoSwim) show ... Read More

Some of the best athletes at harnessing the power developed at your midsection are full-contact kickboxers and Thai fighters. They realized early on that strength in the midsection was greatly ... Read More

Swimming Coach Scott Volkers will no longer be part of the official Australian Olympic coaching staff. Australian Swimming has reorganized the staff structure, leaving Volkers off the swim coach list.

England is bidding to host the 2009 World Championships. The aquatic center they are building will also help them in a bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Chances are that if you have been swimming for a while, you will have experienced muscle cramping in your legs or feet. Barbara Hummel (GoSwim) talks about the causes and ... Read More

Looking for some step-by-step pictures of swimming starts for freestyle, or want to review those steps, from push-off of the starting block to starting to swim after the start? Swim.ee ... Read More

Swimmers need to be aware of NCAA recruiting if they are heading the direction of an NCAA athletic scholarship. CollegeSwimming.com offers a set of quick NCAA recruiting facts for swimmers.

Want to be a faster swimmer? Sport specific work is the best; if you want to be a better swimmer, then swim! But how can you make additional gains when ... Read More

For Joe Novak, swimming takes on a different significance than most of his competitors. While many swimmers compete because it's their job, Novak's job is unique. He is both a ... Read More

Bill Sweetenham of British Swimming is laying out his long range plans to move the UK into upper echelon of swimming countries. He was successful in Australia, will Bill Sweetenham's ... Read More

Breaststroke and butterfly are dependant on a good body undulation. By practicing the simple swimming drill from Glenn Mills (GoSwim), you'll begin to have a good foundation of the move ... Read More

The NCAA is considering another change to their championship swimming and diving meet format in Olympic years. Gary Brown (NCAA News) covers this deep issue of altering the course of ... Read More

A group of 8 men and women are aiming to swim from Opseepkans to Alexander Bay. That's over 500 kilometers, following the border of South Africa and Nambia via the ... Read More

Swimming for fitness isn’t unusual. What may be unusual is the number of seniors in Illinois having some serious fun hitting the water year-round as part of a swim team. ... Read More

James Counsilman, known as Doc Counsilman among the swimming community, has died at age 83. Doc was a respected swim coach, scientist, author, and even holds the record as ... Read More

The final list has been posted for the Top 16 for 2003 by USA Swimming. Do you know any swimmers that made the USA Swimming Top 16 List for 2003?

Eight-time Olympic Medallist Gary Hall, Jr. and the current members of The Race Club are pleased to announce the launch of the organization’s own web site. The launch of The ... Read More

Thinking about getting into swimming, or getting back into the pool after being away for a while? Some of these steps to getting wet might help you back into the ... Read More

I swim once a week and I am very enthusiastic in it, but eventually I have a pretty bad muscle cramp in my leg that prevents me from swimming for ... Read More