6 Swimming Parents Roles

6 Swimming Parents Roles

Dr. GJohn Mullen Agustín Artiles, Blog, Uncategorized 2 Comments

A furious father, like many other swimming parents, approaches the coach to complain about his son being left out of the relay team. His wife sitting in the stands openly critiques the coaches’ decision with the other mothers and even has no qualms in insulting the coach, something she fully believes he deserves. “Look at that imbecile, he’s in the team because he’s …

Immune System of Elite Swimmers

Immune System of Elite Swimmers

Dr. GJohn Mullen Allan Phillips, Blog, Latest&Greatest, Training, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Immune System of Elite Swimmers Certain periods seem to bring a higher than normal incidence of illness: holidays and training camps are common sick periods, but early fall is another sick time.  Stress levels escalate as school resumes, schedules get more frantic, and kids gather into a petri dish of germs, all of which challenge the immune system for swimmers.  …

fastest swimming tips

Bill Sweetenham’s Faster Swimming Tips

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Below is an interview help with Bill Sweetenham regarding elite swimming and faster swimming tips. If you aren’t familiar with Bill, he is one of the top coaches in the sport of swimming. Below are some of his career hightlights. Career Australian swim coach Sweetenham was a swimming coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) from the late 1980s till 1994. …