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Three In-Water Exercises for Core Strengthening
Here are three ways to work your core in the pool to strengthen and, more importantly, train your core in a swim-specific manner.
The Keto Diet: Good for Swimmers or Just a Fad?
The ketogenic diet has become popular of late, but there are some things you should consider before deciding whether to try it.
How to Put Together a Plan to Swim Faster
If you’re not swimming as fast as you want in competitions, there are three things you might have to change: technique, training philosophy (which should be influenced by how you’re racing), or race strategy. Here’s a closer look at...
Four Ways to Make Butterfly Easier
Butterfly doesn’t have to be the hardest stroke to do, but there are elements of the stroke that make it challenging to learn at times. Follow these four points of emphasis to make learning and mastering butterfly as easy as any of the other th...
More Might Just be More
In a study published last October in the International Journal of Sports Medicine, Lapierre and her co-authors found that there’s a potent antidote to age for swimmers. Along with her graduate advisor, Hirofumi Tanaka, director of the Cardiovas...
How Much Rest Do You Need?
At the 2017 ASCA World Clinic, Coach Bob Bowman talked about how Michael Phelps needed more rest both between efforts and between workouts in his “old age.” The audience got a chuckle out of it. Bowman explained what he meant in term...
U.S. Masters Swimming Announces Its 2020 National Championships
U.S. Masters Swimming will have 13 national championships in 2020, which will be the organization's 50th anniversary.
How to Maintain Your Bone Density as You Age
While we build most of our bone density by age 25, we can certainly slow down bone loss at any age by doing a few simple things every day.
How to Execute Tight Buoy Turns
Most open water races—whether they’re 1 mile or 10—use brightly colored inflatable buoys to mark the course. Although sighting off these large spheroids or pyramids placed at strategic points along the course isn’t always as e...
What You Need to Know About Swimmer's Ear
You’ve heard of swimmer’s ear, but what exactly is it, and what should you do if you get it?
