Mat's Swimming Blog March 2006 Archive

Glenn mills (GoSwim) reviews the backstroke hand entry position and has some good vidoe clips of how to properly start each backstroke pull. Take a look at playing with the ... Read More

You can swim a mile just a little bit slower than the slowest person in the pool. You have no interest in racing and you're not a triathlete or any ... Read More

The next big swim event in the US? USA Swimming's Spring Nationals are 28 March through 1 April in Federal Way, Washington. (USA Swimming)

The Vasa Ergometer allows athletes to simulate swim strokes by pulling on cords that drive a fan flywheel with variable wind resistance. It's like a "swimming treadmill" that provides excellent ... Read More

After the last day's morning preliminary events, Auburn, on paper, had about a 40-point advantage over Arizona on paper, more than enough to move up from 2nd. Move up they ... Read More

Forrest Nelson become the second person to complete the O'ahu to Moloka'i crossing, a 27-mile swim, in 16-hours and 36-minutes. (Honolulu Advertiser)

Arizona (336.5) has a slim hold on 1st place, bumping Auburn (331.5) to 2nd due in part to Arizona'a strong relay performances. The rest of the top 10 and a ... Read More

Auburn is out to a big lead with 178.5 points, despite no individual champions on day 1. Plenty of depth on Dave Marsh's squad! The rest of the top 10 ... Read More

Georgia Tech hosts the 2006 edition of the NCAA DI Swimming and Diving Championships for men from 23 March through 25 March. Follow the action live from the swimming pool, ... Read More

Swimming in a triathlon can be an unpleasant experience. Your months of training become disrupted by dozens or hundreds of other triathletes churning in the water all around you, there ... 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?

Georgia Tech hosts the men's DI (Division I) championship swim meet 23-25 March. Preview the swim meet, review the psyche sheets and heat sheets, or find the results for your ... Read More

Every weekday morning between 6.30 and 8am I watch swimmers go up and down the pool, some swimming front crawl, the majority swimming breaststroke with their head out of the ... Read More

Carelton College will host the men's DIII (Division III) swimming and diving championships for 2006 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center 16-18 March. Preview the swim meet, review the ... Read More

Follow all the results from the Women's DI Swimming and Diving Championships as they happen, courtesy of the meet host, the University of Georgia.

Most swimmers will, at one time or another, count how many strokes they take per length and aim to reduce the number of strokes by focusing on such elements as ... Read More

Athens Georgia will see the fastest college women swimmers of 2006 at the championship meet hosted by the University of Georgia in their Gabrielsen Natatorium 16-18 March. Preview the swim ... Read More

Question: How fast do I lose fitness if I stop exercising? With fitness it's true that you use it or lose it. However, how quickly you lose it depends on ... Read More

Carelton College will host the women's DIII (Division III) swimming and diving championships for 2006 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center 9-11 March. Preview the swim meet, review the ... Read More

Swimming is not supposed to be just an exercise - it should be fun, too. One way to add more fun to the water is to play an organized game. ... Read More

The Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI will be the site for the DII (Division II) men's and women's swimming championships from 8-11 March, hosted by the University of Indianapolis. ... Read More

The World Winter Swimming Championship 500-meter swimming race, in an ice-pool cut from the frozen estuary of the Oulu River in Finland - with the water at zero degrees C ... Read More

Life is full of changes. I am training with a Triathlon club, as an outlet for dry land training, and I am in the gym hitting the weights. I have ... Read More

The 2006 men's and women's NAIA swimming and diving national championships are 1-4 March at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Missouri. Preview the swim meet, review the ... Read More

Olympian Ian Thorpe is back in the swimming pool, getting ready for future swim meets. It has been reported that Thorpe is sick, and that his training is suffering. At ... Read More

After a long winter of reduced activity or inactivity you might be tempted to get outside and train as soon as the weather improves. You may also be tempted to ... Read More

The NJCAA men's and women's swimming and diving championships are 1-4 March at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Texas. Preview the swim meet, review the psyche sheets and heat ... Read More

There is a new rule for breaststroke swimmers. You can do a dolphin kick off of the start and during a turn - but what exactly is the rule, and ... Read More

Splashing for the DII swim crown begins 8 March; 9 March for the DIII Women Swimming and Diving Championships; and the DI women hit the waves starting 16 March to ... Read More

Shaving down - shaving the hair off of a swimmer's body - is a common practice among swimmers during the end of swim season big swim meets. Does this swimming ... Read More