Mat's Swimming Blog December 2004 Archive

Swimming education follows its own fashion cycles, and these days parents are launching babies into the water from the safety of their own embrace. (Jo-Anne Smetherham, IOL)

Swimmers, would you like to receive a set of swimming workouts each week to help you plan your practices? These workouts are designed to help your swim training, to build ... Read More

The American Swimming Coaches Association's 2005 World Clinic is still 9 months away 7-11 September in Ft. Lauderdale), but the ASCA is already assembling a group of presenters worthy of ... Read More

For many young adults and children all over the world, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending a beautiful summer day at the pool. As pools provide a healthy and ... Read More

The World Swimming Coaches Association Newsletter (issue 4, volume 04) has some great tips from the coaches of Great Britain's elite swimmers. The quotes are from David Fletcher, a Performance ... Read More

A chilling story from someone swimming in the ocean near Sri Lanka during the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster. As the sand disappears from view, This swimmer was desperate. (Michael ... Read More

Swimmers, do you suffer from a runny nose, unable to breath, etc. after swimming? Perhaps using this nasal receptor blocking idea will help you enjoy your swim time in the ... Read More

40 winter swimmers, aged from 34 to 71, approach the bank of the Yantse River with a picture of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Chongqing, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality ... Read More

The first in a series of swimming workouts for swimmers to help increase overall fitness, become a faster swimmer, or just to give a swimmer a new workout for their ... Read More

You can still use your swimming pool as the temperature outsdie drops if you have a swimming pool heater. Here are some things to consider when selecting a swimming pool ... Read More

Let's take one of the most simple drills we all know, single arm backstroke, and we'll throw an Olympic Champion twist to it. We'll watch Jeff ROuse, Olympic Champion – ... Read More

Australia's swimming officials feel insulted after learning that USA Swimming is trying to add a Duel in the Pool with a composite European team in 2006. (Nicole Jeffery, Fox ... Read More

Every day I suffer from stuffed nose! I swim in an indoor pool and as the weather gets colder, my condition gets worse. I don't have a cold, but ... Read More

Some of my most challenging sets as a swimmer came during the days around the New Year. I came out of those practices too fatigued for sleep on the commute ... Read More

Captain Webb dived off the end of Admiralty Pier in Dover to start what became the first successful unaided English Channel swim. To mark the anniversary of this event, the ... Read More

A new swimming skill and technique DVD specifically for triathletes and open water swimmers which aims to provide a visual stimulus to help you improve your swimming efficiency through the ... Read More

U.S. Olympic speedsters Allen Johnson and Nate Dusing triumphed in dramatic fashion to claim the title of ‘2004 World Beach Sprint Kings’ in the first ever World Class Cayman Dash ... Read More

The future of the Pan Pac championships has been cast into doubt, with the event in danger of losing its relevance, according to Swimming Australia. Three of the event's four ... Read More

The holidays are time of celebration...and my how we celebrate! We eat, we drink, we indulge and then we end up feeling like bloated whales by the time it's all ... Read More

The best coach in the world won't make an athlete faster if that athlete doesn't want to put in the work, effort, time, and commitment to all that happens in ... Read More

Building on the success of the desktop version, SwimShark is now available on the Palm devices. It's the ultimate in power & portability for swimmers of all levels! Bring your ... Read More

Looking for some swimming gear for someone? Goggles, swim fins, and swimsuits are a great idea, and some of these may help you find the right one for your swimmer.

For those of you familiar with USA Swimming Top-16 Based Time Standards (B, BB, A, AA, etc.) this is nothing new. For those of you not familiar with them... Swimming ... Read More

Looking for a few ideas the swimmers on your shopping list? Need some swimming gifts for the holidays or great birthday gift ideas? Some of these swim gear suggestions may ... Read More

Tammy Van Wisse, from Victoria Australia, told me that she started swimming around the age of 11 because she was being teased for being overweight. Now she has swam the ... Read More

Humans are the only mammals that must learn how to swim; all other mammals have an instinctive ability to swim. Read more to gather tips to learn how to become ... Read More

The new universal movement, the underwater dolphin movement has become one of the most important skills in all of swimming. It is a move that can, and should be practiced ... Read More

Sarah Webb, who has endured 29 major operations in her young life, has one ambition - to swim with dolphins. And thanks to a heartening community-wide effort the Hamsey Green ... Read More

The freestyle kick - 2-beat, 4-beat, 6-beat, 2-beat crossover, what do I use when swiming freestyle? This swimming question, often asked by swimmers, is one best answered by that swimmer. ... Read More

National Team swimmers and Olympians are slated to compete this week at the 2004 U.S. Open Dec. 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas. This meet is the first major United States ... Read More

The 5km, 10km, and 25km swimming titles are up for grabs. You can find out who claimed the titles at the 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships. (Results from ... Read More