What do you do when you are approaching a meet, but suddenly find that you cannot think one positive thought by you will do well? Plus, what do you do ... Read More

The ClearEars water absorbing ear plugs work. Period. You use them after a swim to get the water out of the ear canal. You put the ear plugs in, wait ... Read More

The swimming catch - when does it happen? The place that a swimmer is able to start the catch is limited by that swimmer's range of motion. But where or ... Read More

Looking for some open water races in the New York area? Check out the Aquarium 5k and 1 mile swim (27 June '09) or Grimaldo's Mile (9 Aug '09) from ... Read More

A swim workout for swimmers comprised of 100's, counting down from 5-4-3-2-1, aiming to hold a good pace.

I started as the first of six 2005 Irish Channel solo aspirants to swim in July and I failed to get to France – pulled after 8 hours. The seas ... Read More

After 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 perverse reason ... Read More

I still have not had the opportunity to test this out in person, but I am still intrigued by its design; it turns a small pool into a lap-capable pool. ... Read More

FINA has released the first list of approved swimwear, valid until the end of 2009. There 202 approved swimsuits and 136 that need to be modified and resubmitted by June ... Read More

Swimmers and swim t-shirts. Hard to have one without the other. I can remember seeing hundreds of different swimming t-shirt slogans at any one swim meet. Do you have a ... Read More

Rising star Dagny Knutson won her fourth gold medal of meet, and five-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol completed his sweep of the backstroke events as action concluded Sunday night at ... Read More

World record-holder Aaron Peirsol won the 100m backstroke in in a down-to-the-wire race against Michael Phelps, and rising star Dagny Knutson claimed her third gold medal of the meet ... Read More

Getting better at something like swimming usually requires practice. Yes, some athletes will get better just through growth and maturation, but under normal circumstances they have to practice skills, too. ... Read More

Three-time Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps returned to the swimming pool for his first competition since the 2008 Olympics with a pair of gold-medal swims on the second day of the ... Read More

From a reader: A young man needs to swim a 200 nonstop to enter into a certain branch of the military. He has learned to rotate his body while breathing, ... Read More

As reported in the New York Times (and a lot of other places), Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps is back in the swimming pool at the 2009 Charlotte Ultraswim. He qualified ... Read More

Take a look back at some of the great moments in open water swimming. Open water swimming guru Steve Munatones has assembled a list of over 30 people, places, and ... Read More

Two-time Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay lowered the pool record in the men's 1500m freestyle on the first night of the 2009 Charlotte UltraSwim, the fifth stop in USA Swimming's six-meet ... Read More

My son is generally laid back. He likes to swim. He likes going to practice. He enjoys going to meets. He never complains about going to practice. He has been ... Read More

Fifteen US Olympic swimmers and more than 25 US National Swim Team members, including Michael Phelps, 14-time Olympic gold medal swimmer, and Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones, will compete at ... Read More

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Allstate Insurance Company (the presenting sponsor) announced the US Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 finalists at the Palmer House Hilton in ... Read More

When the professional swimming world arrives in Charlotte, NC for the 2009 Charlotte Ultra Swim Grand Prix Swim Meet on May 14th, they will be accompanied by the voice of ... Read More

Looking for tips on nurturing your future Olympic swimmer? Then look to the CD produced by USA Swimming and the US Ski & Snowboard Association, “Successful Sports Parenting” - packed ... Read More

What is watersport (or water sports)? Sports you do in the water - of course. Think of the word watersport and often swimming or boating comes to mind, but there ... Read More

Sure, technique can always get better with more skill training, but you already have decent swimming technique and feel like you are in good physical condition for swimming. What else ... Read More

Open water swimming guru Steve Munatones is at it again, this time with a list of the top open water swims in the world. Some incredible swim locations on his ... Read More