By Torrey Hart August 02nd, 2018 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. Sometimes, you just have to go back to basics with a nice simple freestyle drill progression. For this…
By Coleman Hodges June 28th, 2018 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. Ann Arbor, MI has always had a rich swimming culture with the University of Michigan in the center…
By SwimSwam Partner Content June 18th, 2018 Swimming gear news courtesy of SwimmersBest, a SwimSwam partner Any cursory search of photos and videos of swimmers using stretch cords or benches will quickly reveal an array of ‘what not to do.’ Swimmers don’t get to take any ‘easy’ paths when it comes to building upper body…
By Shawn Klosterman May 31st, 2018 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. Sidni Meister is one of the most natural backstroke specialists we have ever had the pleasure to work…
We have been inspired by various ideas from coaches Salo, Marsh, and others who are using various methods to make their swimmers race harder through specific components of their race. The idea is to help swimmers improve wall speed (in and out), improve dive/breakout speed, and other details. The rough concept we learned from Salo…
By Shawn Klosterman April 30th, 2018 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. This Freestyle Balance Drill Progression was submitted by Head Coach Mike Murray at Islanders Aquatics, Long Island NY.…
By SwimSwam Partner Content April 19th, 2018 Swimming gear info courtesy of SwimmersBest, a SwimSwam partner. Kicking with a traditional kickboard (aka, ‘social kicking’) has long been argued to have limited value due to poor body position and added ‘core support’ from the board. Both problems can be minimized by keeping the board fully extended…
By Shawn Klosterman March 02nd, 2018 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. Berzerker Swimming’s Tiny Martucci was facing a few weeks without swimming to help her shoulder recover. This could…
By SwimSwam Partner Content March 01, 2018 SwimSwam would like to thank SwimmersBest for sponsoring our “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. Breaststroke is clearly a blend of ideal technique and timing. However, over-focus on…
By SwimSwam Partner Content January 18th, 2018 Swimming gear news courtesy of SwimmersBest, a SwimSwam partner Science shows that underwater undulations are best when swimmers imitated eels and engage each undulation from the chest area to create a propulsive wave with the body. This stands in contrast to the more traditional idea of a “body…
By Shawn Klosterman December 21st, 2017 SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. This Freestyle Balance Drill Progression was submitted by Head Coach Mark Gole at William Jewell College in Liberty,…
By Shawn Klosterman November 29th, 2017 SwimSwam would like to thank SwimmersBest for sponsoring our “Drill of the Month.” This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea submissions from various creative and innovative coaches all over the world. This butterfly drill sequence was submitted by Erik Wiken, newly hired Head Coach of…
