SwimShark is swimming software which keeps you organized and on top of your swimming career. It's as intuitive to use as it is powerful. SwimShark is loaded with features that ... Read More

Many ideas have been proposed in an attempt to describe how elite swimmers propel themselves through the water. In relatively recent times ‘long-standing’ and credible ideas have been discredited. For ... Read More

SIX-year-old Melbourne boy Jack Marshall today became the youngest person in the country to swim five kilometres non-stop. The pint-sized dynamo completed the swim in two hours, 12 minutes and ... Read More

In the future, Laura Nicholls may want to arrive at poolside just minutes before race time. With little time to prepare for Friday's preliminaries at the Canadian Open short-course ... Read More

I have to say I am so impressed at the commitment of the swimmers to swim their number of lengths before work. But my concern is do they know that ... Read More

Australian superstar Ian Thorpe's plans to take a year off competitive swimming have received the backing of Olympic great Murray Rose. Thorpe, Australia's most successful Olympic gold medallist, is likely to ... Read More

Entries for the 5km, 10km, and 25km events at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships are now available. (FINA)

The 3rd FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships will take place from November 26 to December 2, 2004 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The participation of 92 long distance ... Read More

An adequate intake of quality proteins and healthy fats will balance out the carbohydrates in our diets and keep the need for insulin low. This is good for all of ... Read More

She's already made history by breaking Olympic and World records, but University of Wisconsin Badger swimmer Carly Piper isn't resting. Carly Piper is the team captain with plans to lead ... Read More

Masters swimming has become popular with a wide variety of people, from novices to triathletes. The only requirement for membership is the ability to swim the length of a pool. ... Read More

You are a swimmer, and have the basics of a swimming workout figured out and want to be a better, but other than getting in the pool, you feel like ... Read More

This is an entire-body exercise, or sport. It involves MASSIVE amounts of power, generated from using EVERY part of the body, from the head (to begin the undulation process), to ... Read More

After thirty-three full years of observation, it has occurred to me that some parents must internally delight in the idea of sabotaging their child's swim career. They must for some ... Read More

Natalie Coughlin was chewed up, spit out and discarded by her sport of swimming before she legally earned the right to vote. Thanks to a torn labrum in her shoulder ... Read More

Triathlon Coach Brendon Downey, from EnduranceCoach.com, offers some triathlon swim technique tips and tactics for triathletes that don't have to do with the actual swimming, but will help any triathlete ... Read More

When you maintain a long, straight bodyline in the water, a compact and gentle kick will be all you need. In no circumstances should you attempt to kick harder when ... Read More

This study looks at the relationships of age, stroke rate, stroke length, and speed boys 11-16 years old during an all-out 100m freestyle swim. Swimming Speed, Stroke Rate and Stroke ... Read More

I only swim occasionally and I can only swim back and forth ONCE before I go out of breath. The person next to me (an older man) swam for laps ... Read More

Start thinking about your flutter kick today, and in a couple of years, people will be watching YOU. The best compliment you could recieve is for someone to say, "You've ... Read More

Important or key swim workouts for a triathlete involve race simulation, swimming skill proficiency, sustainable swimming speed, and time to recover after a swim. These factors, along with the athletes ... Read More

Communicating with the athlete presents a challenge in swimming, since the athlete is in, or under, water where communication is limited. CTS offers an underwater speaker that allows the coach ... Read More

Just about everyone will experience a muscle cramp sometime. It can happen while you play tennis or golf, bowl, swim, or do any exercise. It can also happen while you ... Read More

The history of the High School - Club relationship in the United States is as high as George Haines at Santa Clara High School and the Santa Clara Swim Club, ... Read More

The importance of setting a goal and what it takes to get there. The analogy of getting to the bottom of a well works for someone who has a goal. ... Read More

The Vasa Ergometer combines realistic swim stroke simulation with a precise electronic monitor necessary to develop functional endurance and anaerobic power for swimming. It provides swim coaches, swimmers, triathletes, surfers ... Read More

Food does NOT make a swimmer swim fast. QUALITY training makes him swim fast - a vital part of quality training is good nutrition! Believe it or not, your swimmer ... Read More

Swimming is good exercise (that's obvious). Swimming is a lifetime sport that benefits the body and the whole person! But what is it that makes swimming good, specifically? That depends ... Read More

Swimming starts have come a long way since the ‘bottom first’ entry used in the 17th century. In current competitive swimming, the dive start is a critical component of swimming ... Read More