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While commonly enjoyed recreationally, swimming is a highly-competitive sport that tests the speed, strength, and skill of athletes through a variety of individual and team events. Race finishes often come down to just a fingertip as competitors use a variety of swimming strokes (dictated by the event category), including freestyle (front crawl), backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.

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When It Is Not Everything You Hope for, Still Give It Everything You Have
May 5, 2019
It takes courage to change.  It takes passion.  It takes a genuine leap of faith. Graduation videos, postings, announcements, and college decisions are filling up Facebook like an overflowing dam. Oh,  the possibilities of life as they shine bright during special times and moments. To some extent any of us who make big decisions, such […]
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Three Tips for Getting off the Emotional Rollercoaster of Swim Parenting
May 2, 2019
Watching our kids compete can feel like an emotional rollercoaster. I’ve felt this myself more than once. One minute I’m on top of the world when they get a best time and win their event. Then, in the abyss when they don’t show up for their event and I wonder what happened. I was talking […]
Michael Phelps Workout and Diet
April 30, 2019
Phelps was born to be a swimmer. He has a 6 ft 7 inch arm reach, which is 3 inches longer than his height. Michael Phelps swimming workout and 12,000 calorie diet are one of the most physically demanding around. His training routine and meal plan are astonishing for someone who is only 6’4 and […]
Find Your Circle
April 24, 2019
Show me a team that has no spirit, and you can bet they are missing out on the wonderful experience of enjoying and growing in a supportive circle. Earlier this week, I read an important quote about the importance of finding your circle – or as some call it – your tribe. Nowhere is this […]
Butterfly With a Snorkel
April 22, 2019
This week’s tip is to add a snorkel when working on your butterfly, which we know may seem counterintuitive. The breath is so intrinsically connected to the undulation in butterfly that also affects the pull, recovery, and kick. But there are many ways that using a snorkel can help correct some of the most common […]
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Victory and Defeat
April 21, 2019
What happens when we succeed? How does our body behave? How does our brain process and “save” this new input? What about defeat? How does our body react to it? And our brain? One cannot exist without the other – this shows us the intimate relationship between both of these experiences External and internal factors […]
You Were Made for This Moment
April 8, 2019
Realize and embrace that your role is way more important than teaching technique or winning races and meets. We are nearing the end  of March Madness, basketball’s version of swimming championships. This led to an interesting conversation about if a coach is that critical in the performance of athletes in all sports. Being a sports […]
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How to Win
April 4, 2019
Age group swimming is easy to love when things are going well. Coaches and parents love witnessing age groupers improve. If kids are continually dropping time, you feel like you must be doing something right. You probably are. Watch out, though, because the validation you feel from your kids getting faster is a trap. Growth […]
What Is the Right Level of Competition for Age Group Swimmers?
March 11, 2019
Given the individual discrepancy among swimmers’ motivations, there is no universal solution for how all age groupers should be coached or parented. Imagine that you’re a 10-year-old swimmer and have just made your first state cut. You’ve been swimming for about three years now and have continued to drop time at each competition. You go […]
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Kids Swimming and Diving
March 1, 2019
Kids can swim on their own anytime; as members of a team, they race in individual events and/or as part of a relay team, accruing points for their club team. 
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