Swimming

Swimmers Helping Swimmers
A new swimmer is looking for advice - any advice - to help him swim better. If you think you have some good swimming tips for him, let him know....

iDive 300 from h2o audio - iPod Deep Dive Waterproof Case and Speakers
My tests of the iDive 300 in a swimming pool were successful - it kept the water out and allowed full control of the iPod while submerged. However, the unit...

Breathing to Relax for Swimmers
Singers, yoga teachers, many athletes, and others know a secret about breathing. Here is a way swimmers can use breathing to help relax anywhere, including before swim practice or a...

8 Weeks to Increased Swimming Fitness in the Pool
You are a swimmer, and have the basics of a swimming workout figured out and want to be a better, but other than getting in the pool, you feel like...

Auburn Swim Coach Richard Quick Diagnosed with Brain Tumor
Coach Richard Quick, the head coach at Auburn, has an inoperable, cancerous brain tumor. Different methods of treatment are being investigated. ...

New Year's Resolutions: Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming
There are many things that you can do to swim better. Use some of them to set your New Year's Resolutions!This to do list of 10 ways to swim better...

Flip Turns Do More Than Just Turn A Swimmer Around
Swim to the wall. Turn around. Swim to the other wall. Turn around again. There are lots of ways to do that turn, but competitive swimmers all use flip turns...

Breaststroke - Sore Knees?
Do you have sore knees from breaststroke kick? Looking for ways to make those sore breaststrokers knees feel better while still swimming? USA Swimming shares a rehab program for breaststroker's...

To Kick or Not to Kick - That is a Swimming Question
Ruth Kazez gives some straight forward advice on freestyle kicking. Should a swimmer kick a lot, a little, or somewhere in-between? And why do some swimmers move backward when they...

Swim Workout: As The Number Of Swims Go Down, The Swimming Gets Faster
These workouts are designed to take between 75-minutes and 90-minutes. If that is too much time or distance, then cut things out, but do not always cut out the same...