More Swimming - Page 1

May 14, 2013 | Dustin Brady

U.S. Navy SEALS are a dominant force by sea, land and air, and this workout from former SEAL Lieutenant Stew Smith can make you one too. Smith uses the following swimming circuit to train both athletes and SEAL recruits. Start...

Build Your Swimming Power and Endurance with the Roman Ropes Workout

March 15, 2013 | Steve Ball

Swimmers must have extreme upper-body power and endurance to propel themselves through the water. They rely heavily on their latissimus dorsi—commonly referred to as the lats—to extend and adduct their upper arms during the swimming stroke, creating the primary driving...

One Change Female Swimmers Should Make to the Breaststroke

March 5, 2013 | Gary Mullen

The major difference between women's and men's breaststroke is buoyancy. (See Olympic Breaststroke Techniques.) It may seem insignificant, but this slight contrast affects bodyline, breathing and timing—all essential keys for success in a breaststroke race. Buoyancy is a factor because female swimmers have...

Swimmers: Use This Metabolic Dryland Workout to Build Endurance

January 24, 2013 | Stephen McCarthy

One of the primary challenges of dryland swim workouts is the sheer number of athletes. It's next to impossible to complete a 40- to 45-minute workout with 30 or 40 athletes in the weight room. More often than not, you...

Female Swimmers: 3 Tips to Prevent Common Injuries

December 12, 2012 | Gary Mullen

It's impossible to completely eliminate injury from the sport of women's swimming. The sport places tremendous stress on the body, which can lead to breakdown over time. However, there are strategies you can implement to reduce your chance of succumbing...

Repetitive Freestyle Swimming Workouts

October 20, 2012 | Gary Mullen

"Practice makes perfect." This is more than an old cliché coaches throw around. Your brain records specific movement patterns, speed and techniques, so repetitive freestyle swimming workouts will wire you for swimming success. (Make sure you're using correct form first.) Too many...

Backstroke to Victory: Tips for Effective Technique

October 15, 2012 | G. John Mullen

Feel like a upside-down turtle every time you attempt a backstroke? Of the four competitive swimming strokes, it's the only one where you lie on your back and can't see the wall, which definitely adds a level of difficulty. (Design...

Olympic Breaststroke Techniques

September 27, 2012 | G. John Mullen

Traditionally, the breaststroke is the easiest but slowest stroke in the sport of swimming. But breaststroke form improvements are rapidly occurring, propelling faster times, most notably as when Japanese schoolboy Akihiro Yamaguchi broke the World Record in the 200-meter. Now, you...

Check Your Freestyle Swim Stroke: Correcting Form Mistakes

September 26, 2012 | G. John Mullen

Although many people can swim the common freestyle, poor stroke mechanics are probably limiting their potential success. It's essential to find the right balance between drag elimination and force production, unique to the sport of swimming. The streamline position produces...

Develop Shoulder Stability for Swimming With the Arm Bar

September 4, 2012 | Guy Demong

Swimming fitness is a broad versatile term. Not only is swimming great for cardiovascular capacity, but also, since swimming is low impact, it's perfect for rest and recovery. The lack of impact with swim training allows the body to do...