IM or Individual Medley Technique Tips
Tips on making your IM faster. The Individual Medley requires you to complete all four strokes -butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle - in one race.
Short Individual Medley (SM) Swim Training and Racing
A look at ideas on a new swim training and competition category for individual medley (IM) events swum as long axis (LA - freestyle and backstroke) and short axis (SA - butterfly and breaststroke) stroke pairs in 25/25, 50/50, 100/100, 200/200 distances. These new swimming events would bring some excitement to our sport and offer new challenges for competitive swimmers.
A look at ideas on a new swim training and competition category for individual medley (IM) events swum as long axis (LA - freestyle and backstroke) and short axis (SA - butterfly and breaststroke) stroke pairs in 25/25, 50/50, 100/100, 200/200 distances. These new swimming events would bring some excitement to our sport and offer new challenges for competitive swimmers.
IM Strategy
This Speedo Tip was submitted by Kim Brackin, co-head women’s coach of the 2002 NCAA Champion Auburn University Tigers. Brackin, who coached 200y IM American Record Holder Maggie Bowen, offers advice about strategy for the Individual Medley.
This Speedo Tip was submitted by Kim Brackin, co-head women’s coach of the 2002 NCAA Champion Auburn University Tigers. Brackin, who coached 200y IM American Record Holder Maggie Bowen, offers advice about strategy for the Individual Medley.
IM Training
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by Clayton Cagle, head coach of the Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club in Houston, Texas (The Fleet). Cagle offers some advice on IM training.
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by Clayton Cagle, head coach of the Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club in Houston, Texas (The Fleet). Cagle offers some advice on IM training.
Improving as an Individual Medley Swimmer from Teuscher
Christina Teuscher is a 200m Individual Medley bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. This two-time Olympian talks about training for the IM and achieving your goals.
Christina Teuscher is a 200m Individual Medley bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. This two-time Olympian talks about training for the IM and achieving your goals.
Work all four strokes
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by Dick Shoulberg, the head coach of Germantown Academy, who explains his philosophy of training all four strokes at the grass-roots, developmental level.
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by Dick Shoulberg, the head coach of Germantown Academy, who explains his philosophy of training all four strokes at the grass-roots, developmental level.
Work on your IM race strategy
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by coach Greg Werner of Ohio University, who offers some race strategy tips for the 200 and 400 IM.
This Speedo Tip of the Week was submitted by coach Greg Werner of Ohio University, who offers some race strategy tips for the 200 and 400 IM.