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How to Become a Morning Swimmer
Most humans feel sleepy at night and wakeful during the day thanks to their circadian rhythm, a 24-hour cycle that relies on regular exposure to daylight to run properly. There can be, however, a lot of individual variability between when one person ...
How Many Strokes Should I Be Taking Per Length?
Why is stroke count important? Even the most elite swimmers can miss a turn or can be long or short on a finish. Knowing what your best stroke count is won’t ever eliminate the possibility of those things happening, but it certainly lowers the ...
How Can I Tell if I’m Overtraining
Physicians, trainers, and coaches all look for different indicators pertaining to their fields of expertise for determining if an athlete is overtrained. Here are some generally agreed-upon points that can help you ask the right questions.
Six Important Things to Remember When Prepping for Your Next Meet
During big events such as the upcoming 2015 Nationwide USMS Spring National Championship, many swimmers will be showing off how hard they’ve worked all winter. And although it’s the swimmers doing the swimming, coaches, you can play an in...
Inaugural HBCU Celebration Swim Meet Kick-Starts Interest for All Levels, Ages
Miriam Lynch found her community in the local swimming pool while growing up a child of military parents. Because of her love for the sport, as well as her desire to raise awareness about swimming and water safety among the Black community, she&ndash...
At-Home Training (and Relaxation!) For All Swimmers
You don’t need to install a lap pool or have a large backyard to swim at home Although you love the idea of a pool at home, as a swimmer, you want to be able to use it for swimming and training. Many residential pools, which can cost $100...
Swimming 1-Hour Virtual Championship Together Creates a ‘Swamily’
The championship started in 1977 by a Masters club in Washington, D.C, that wanted to create a competition among teams and individuals from all over the country without incurring travel expenses. Participants did the event at their own pool, wrote th...
Can Swimming Improve Your Sex Life?
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that people have less sex as they age. Testosterone, a main hormonal driver of desire in people, begins to decline starting around age 40, right as the stresses of life are reaching max complexity. Juggling...
How to Prepare for Your First Swim Meet
If you’ve never swum in a meet before, you might be intimidated by your own thoughts and expectations. Whether it’s fear of being too slow, feeling clueless, or just generally being intimidated by more experienced athletes, it’s eas...
Three Yoga Poses to do After Masters Workout
Doing a few yoga poses or asanas that lengthen muscles and connective tissue is an ideal way to relax your body and mind after your swimming workout. Performing the series of poses below regularly can help you to improve or retain good flexibility an...
