200 Yard IM NCAA Record Kate Douglass 1:48.37 Analysis

200 Yard IM NCAA Record Kate Douglass 1:48.37 Analysis

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As the 2023 Women’s NCAA Championship concludes, reflecting on the swim of the meet is common. Although this is often subjective, it is hard to argue an event where three swimmers broke the NCAA record and more than 1.5 seconds were taken from the record isn’t the swim of the meet. If you aren’t aware, I’m talking about Kate Douglass’ …

The Best Swimming Relay Start Technique

What is the Best Swimming Relay Start Technique?

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The relay exchange is a critical component of relays. Subjectively, you can watch a great relay exchange and watch the superior relay start make a significant improvement over their competitors. Yet, the ideal swimming relay start technique has garnered minimal research. Like most aspects of swimming, research is often behind the elite swimmers. Coaches and swimmers are creative and can …

foam rolling for swimmers

Foam Rolling for Swimmers

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Research investigating foam rollers, roller massagers, and other similar devices have generally reported increased range of motion (ROM), diminished perceived pain, accelerated recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage and augmented performance. This makes foam rolling for swimmers a pertinent topic for all swimmers and coaches. The mechanisms underpinning these significant ROM increases with rolling may be quite diverse. Muscle, fascia, and …

5 Reasons Why the Covid-19 Break is GOOD for Swimmers

5 Reasons Why the Covid-19 Break is GOOD for Swimmers

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Six years ago, I wrote a very controversial piece for Swimming World suggesting that age-group and developing swimmers should take a 2-month break every year from swimming. In this article, I discussed how a two-month break would benefit swimmers physically and psychologically. I also hypothesized on a few reasons why a two-month break is unlikely in the sport.  While typing …