How well a swimmer performs in training has a direct correlation to how a swimmer performs in competition. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of evaluating swimming training performance and why swimmers should do it. Evaluating swimming training performance: Why do it? How well a swimmer performs in training … Continue reading Evaluating Swimming Training Performance
Category: Swimmer Development
Swimming Coach: 20 Things to Make Them Happy
Most coaches spend many, often unsocial hours on the poolside/deck for little or no monetary reward. In this article, we’ll highlight 20 things that a swimmer can do during training to make their swimming coach happy. Competitive swimming can be a grueling sport, requiring swimmers to undertake many hours of repetitive training each week, in … Continue reading Swimming Coach: 20 Things to Make Them Happy
Invisible Swimming Training
Swimmers need to receive the correct levels of nutrition and hydration, in combination with rest, recovery, relaxation and sleep. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on the importance of invisible swimming training. Competitive swimmers train and compete at a consistently high intensity. During this, they burn a lot of calories and break … Continue reading Invisible Swimming Training
Swimming Coaches & Parents: Building the Relationship
The relationship between swimming coaches and parents can sometimes become strained In this article, we will provide advice, tips, hacks and examples of how swimming coaches and parents can develop an effective swimming relationship. For competitive swimmers to reach their full swimming potential, they will need to be committed and dedicated. They will also need … Continue reading Swimming Coaches & Parents: Building the Relationship
How to Become a Master’s Swimmer
Masters swimming is all about enjoyment, improving your stroke, while also improving your health and fitness. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to become a master’s swimmer. Masters swimming is all about enjoyment, improving your stroke, while also improving your health and fitness. Most master’s sections operate in a … Continue reading How to Become a Master’s Swimmer
The Benefits of Competitive Swimming
Competitive swimming has many physical, psychological, social and lifestyle benefits. Physical | Psychological | Social | Lifestyle In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the benefits of competitive swimming. Competitive swimming has many direct rewards such as medals, records and personal best times. But perhaps more rewarding than these are its … Continue reading The Benefits of Competitive Swimming
Swimming Nutrition: An Introduction
Swimming nutrition is so important to a swimmer’s performance In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on why the correct swimming nutrition is so important to a swimmer’s performance. Proper swimming nutrition is essential for optimum swimming performance. It provides the swimmers with the energy they require to cope with the rigours of … Continue reading Swimming Nutrition: An Introduction
Joining a Competitive Swimming Club
Joining a swimming club has many benefits In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on successfully joining a competitive swimming club. What type of swimming club to join? It cannot be overstated enough, that it pays to do some research, before committing your child to join a swimming club. Joining the wrong club … Continue reading Joining a Competitive Swimming Club
Swimming Hydration: An Introduction
A swimmer needs to be well hydrated to perform at their optimum. Introduction: In this article, we'll provide advice, hacks and tips as an introduction to the importance of swimming hydration. We'll describe how to monitor your hydration levels and how much fluid a swimmer should consume per day to stay sufficiently hydrated. A swimmer … Continue reading Swimming Hydration: An Introduction
Rehabilitation from Swimming Injuries or Ailments
For competitive swimmers, being injured or ill can be extremely frustrating, especially if it inhibits or prevents you from training or competing. In this article, we will provide advice, insights and tips on swimming rehabilitation from injuries or ailments For competitive swimmers, being injured or ill can be extremely frustrating, especially if it inhibits or … Continue reading Rehabilitation from Swimming Injuries or Ailments