Developing a swimming core is an often-neglected key competitive swimming attribute. In this article, we’ll provide advice, exercises, hacks and tips on developing your swimming core. What is your swimming core? The major core muscles A swimmer’s major core muscles are those in their abdomen, obliques (side muscles), lower back and glutes (buttocks). Why is … Continue reading Developing Your Swimming Core
Month: October 2019
Swimming Drills: An Introduction
Swimming drills are the cornerstone of many swimming training programmes. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips as an introduction to swimming drills. What are swimming drills? Swimming drills are a series of technical and physical exercises. These are performed by competitive swimmers at all levels, during their training. When correctly performed and … Continue reading Swimming Drills: An Introduction
A Swimming Training Partner
Many of the world’s top swimmers have a swimming training partner to help them achieve their swimming goals. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the importance of having a swimming training partner, and why every competitive swimmer should have one. Swimmers spend many hours training in the pool in pursuit of … Continue reading A Swimming Training Partner
Returning to Swimming Training
For competitive swimmers, being unable to swim for any length of time can be extremely tough both physically and psychologically. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and insights on successfully returning to swimming training after an enforced lay-off such as an illness or an injury. For competitive swimmers, being unable to swim for any … Continue reading Returning to Swimming Training
Swimming Time Management
As a swimmer matures and develops, so can the pressures on their time. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on effective swimming time management techniques, which can help swimmers to balance their swimming, educational, social and family commitments. Why swimmers need effective time management As a swimmer matures and develops, so can … Continue reading Swimming Time Management
Evaluating Swimming Training Performance
How well a swimmer performs in training has a direct correlation to how a swimmer performs in competition. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of evaluating swimming training performance and why swimmers should do it. Evaluating swimming training performance: Why do it? How well a swimmer performs in training … Continue reading Evaluating Swimming Training Performance
Yoga for Swimmers
Yoga can give a swimmer a number of important physical and psychological benefits. In this article, we’ll provide advice, exercises, hacks and tips on the benefits of yoga for swimmers as a part of their cross-training programme. What is yoga? Yoga is a generic name for a variety of exercises developed in ancient India, that … Continue reading Yoga for Swimmers
Cross-Training for Swimmers
Cross-training is usually performed to develop a swimmer’s strength and power, improve their fitness and increase their flexibility. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of cross-training for swimmers. What is cross-training? Cross-training is any type of training outside of the pool, that compliments a swimmer’s training programme. Cross-training is … Continue reading Cross-Training for Swimmers
How to Prepare for a Swim Meet
Preparing for a swim meet or gala for an inexperienced or younger swimmer can be quite a daunting experience. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on how to help a swimmer successfully plan and prepare for a swim meet or gala. Preparing for a swim meet or gala for an inexperienced or … Continue reading How to Prepare for a Swim Meet
An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining
Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of effective swimming streamlining to improving competitive performance. Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. Therefore, increasing the distance during the starts, turns and transitions* for all of the competitive … Continue reading An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining