Swimming November 2010 Archive

Top swimmers in the country, including Olympians Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Kara Lynn Joyce, will swim at the 2010 AT&T Short Course National Swimming Championships, December 2-4, at the ... Read More

Looking for a good book about swimming or to help you swim better? I recommend one of these books on swimming to give you ideas and insight on technique and ... Read More

Synchronized swimming is kicking up a comeback in Las Vegas, according to the New York Times. The Bellagio and the Wynn Las Vegas have hired top-level swimmers for "O" and ... Read More

If you're still thinking that learning to swim can wait until it gets warmer, you're wrong! Children don't learn to swim in a few weeks. You need several months, and ... Read More

Pain is often be more of a mental barrier than a physical one. Some time ago I wrote about how it's possible (through the mind) to actually delay the feelings ... Read More

Swimmers, you have an advantage over fish. You can swim in water and walk on land. If you are a triathlete, you add cycling to the land mix. Duathletes miss ... Read More

Olympic swimming gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni took home top honors Monday night at the 2010 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards. Lochte and Soni were named Male ... Read More

I have a backstroke swimming problem which I do not know how to correct. When I swim back stroke I am not swimming straight - I am a crooked backstroke ... Read More

Do you feel a tremor of desperation go through your mind when a swimmer passes you in a race? Relax! You never have to feel this again. Believe it or ... Read More

Touch Out Sports, a small, family owned and operated business, makes hair care products for swimmers that are well worth a try if you are looking for something to help ... Read More

Looking for a few ideas the swimmers on your shopping list? Swimsuits, goggles, caps, or somethng else? Need some swimming gifts for the holidays or a birthday gift idea? Some ... Read More

Missy Franklin earned three gold medals on the final night of swimming at the 2010 Minnesota Grand Prix swim meet, the first stop of the 2010-2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix ... Read More

Missy Franklin won the 50y free and 100y back Saturday night on the second day of competition at the 2010 Minnesota Grand Prix swim meet. Franklin's swimming medal count in ... Read More

Do you enjoy training and swimming meets? I hope so. Because here is a fact of human psychology which many do not realize - humans can ONLY truly succeed at ... Read More

Olympic gold medal swimmer Ricky Berens and National Team swimmer Missy Franklin each took home two gold medals Friday night on the first day of competition at the 2010 Minnesota ... Read More

Former IOC Vice President Richard Pound will chair the five-person Open Water Review Commission appointed by USA Swimming to review the findings of the independent investigation initiated by USA Swimming ... Read More

The foods you eat before you exercise and the timing of your meals or snacks really does matter. You don't want to have a full stomach when you work out, ... Read More

The top swimmers in the country, including Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will be back in the pool November 12-14 for the Minnesota Grand Prix Swim Meet, the first stop ... Read More

Sport specific work is the best way to get better at that sport; if you want to be a better swimmer, then swim! But how can you make additional gains ... Read More

Champion swimmers train every day and swim at meets because it is their OWN personal ambition. No one else's, just their own. Sure, it's also nice to win for other ... Read More

How important is a streamline to a swimmer? I think it can make a world of difference, particularly in a short-course setting, since streamlines and the idea of reducing drag ... Read More

The top swimmers in the USA, including Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps, headline the nominations for the 2010 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Awards which honor the top ... Read More