Sleep is one of the most important ways to help a swimmer’s body and mind to rest, repair and rebuild In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the secrets of a good night’s sleep for swimmers. The importance of a good night’s sleep Sleep is one of the most important ways … Continue reading The Secrets of a Good Night’s Sleep for Swimmers
Category: Swimmer Development
Key Competitive Swimming Attributes
Many of the world’s top swimmer’s acquire certain key competitive swimming attributes In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the importance of acquiring key competitive swimming attributes. Many of the world’s top swimmer’s acquire certain key competitive swimming attributes. Which underpin their pursuit of excellence, some of which we have detailed … Continue reading Key Competitive Swimming Attributes
A Swimming Journal: The Benefits of Keeping One
Many top swimmers keep a swimming journal In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of keeping a swimming journal. Many competitive swimmers keep a swimming logbook. However, some swimmers only use their logbook to record their training sets and volumes.Which can add little value to a swimmer's on-going development.Many … Continue reading A Swimming Journal: The Benefits of Keeping One
Finding the Correct Life Balance for Swimmers
Many swimmers find balancing their academic/work and swimming commitments with their family and social life difficult. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks & tips on helping to find the correct life balance for swimmers. The time, commitment and self-sacrifice required to become a successful competitive swimmer, can at times, feel all-consuming. Many swimmers … Continue reading Finding the Correct Life Balance for Swimmers
Developing Good Swimming Habits
With swimming as in life, the only way to get out of a rut is to change your swimming habits. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on developing good swimming habits, to help to improve a competitive swimmer’s performance. “If you keep doing the same things, you’ll keep getting the same … Continue reading Developing Good Swimming Habits
Coping with pre-race nerves
Most competitive swimmers experience pre-race nerves In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on coping with pre-race nerves. Most competitive swimmers experience pre-race nerves. However, it’s how the swimmer copes with and positively channels those pre-race nerves that can make all the difference to their quality of performance. Types of pre-race nerves … Continue reading Coping with pre-race nerves
The Benefits of Listening to Music During Swimming
For many competitive swimmer’s, music can play an important role during their training and their pre-race routine. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of listening to music during swimming. For many competitive swimmer’s, music can play an important role during their training and their pre-race routine. As a … Continue reading The Benefits of Listening to Music During Swimming
How to Improve Your Swimming Propulsion
In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to improve your swimming propulsion. There are many ways in which a swimmer can improve their propulsion What is swimming propulsion? Swimming propulsion is the force generated by the swimmer’s arm stroke and leg kick that moves them through the water. Improving a … Continue reading How to Improve Your Swimming Propulsion
How to Reduce Swimming Drag
Swimming drag is the resistance caused by the swimmer as they move through the water. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to reduce swimming drag. Swimming drag is sometimes referred to as frontal drag. Swimming drag: what is it? Water is approximately 800 times denser than air. Swimming drag* … Continue reading How to Reduce Swimming Drag
An Effective Competitive Swimming Cool-Down
Swimmers often underestimate the benefits of an effective competitive swimming cool-down In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of an effective competitive swimming cool-down and how it can improve a swimmer’s competitive performance. The benefits of a swimming cool-down Swimmers often underestimate the benefits of an effective competitive swimming cool-down. … Continue reading An Effective Competitive Swimming Cool-Down