Ankle Mobility With Texas Swimming
To pick up speed for a date at the awards podium, swimmers need to do more than just splash on some chlorine cologne. Trey Zepeda, strength and conditioning coach [...]
Holding Your Breath With Texas A&M Swimming
Swimming races can last from less than a minute to more than five. When swimmers come to the wall at the end of a race, their bodies are often burning, [...]
Swimming Straight With USA
The gold standard in swimming can be summed up in two words. But if you’re thinking they begin with “M” and “P” and rhyme with “cycle helps,” you’re off center. [...]
Recruiting With Michigan Swimming
Michigan swimmers and divers spend almost as much time on the podium as they do in the pool. Evidencing Big Blue’s golden tradition: more than 10 National Championships, 33 Big [...]
Leg Strength With Hoosier Swimming
At the 2008 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, both the men’s and women’s Indiana University swimming squads placed in the top 10 for the first time in school history. [...]
Ramp ‘n Wheels With UT Swimming
It’s a common assumption that swimmers must get wet to have a fulfilling practice. Trey Zepeda, strength and conditioning coach for the men’s swimming squad at the University of Texas, [...]
Stretching for Success With Longhorn Swimming
If you want to reach maximum speed in the water, your body’s range of motion must have correct form. Flexibility is the key to fluid movement, according to Trey Zepeda, [...]
Specific Swimming
It’s great to compete in multiple sports, but there usually comes a time when you have to choose which one to pursue for the rest of your athletic career. When [...]
Increasing Speed with USA Swimming
Building lean shoulder strength—not bulky muscle—is essential to lowering your swim times. To help you do both, we hit up David Marsh, former head coach for Auburn University's swim team [...]
USA Swimming on Freestyle Flip-Turns
Wasted movement in the water unquestionably reduces your chances of making a podium finish. To help you keep your turns as efficient as possible, we hit up Russell Mark, biomechanics [...]