By SwimSwam Partner Content September 17th, 2020 Courtesy: ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand. While you have told yourself that you have justified ‘reasons’ for not using headsets, they are really just excuses. Yes, early technology from large brands were flawed. A ‘headset’ from one of the industry’s top brands turns off when you flip turn and…
By Spencer Penland September 04th, 2020 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. August’s SwimmersBest Drill of the Month comes to us from Alexandra “Z” Platusich-Morgan, and Josh Morgan, co-head coaches…
While swim times are close to where they were prior to quarantine, many swimmer’s kick times have suffered. Here’s how to get your legs back on track. By SwimSwam Partner Content August 20th, 2020 courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand With our swim team, we have been back in the water for about 2.5 months after…
ONE Swim examines our need for more precise ways to mimic swim-specific movements during times when we’re out of the water. By SwimSwam Partner Content July 14th, 2020 courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand Let’s just skip ahead and explain: your dryland stretch cord and swim machine exercises are completely wrong for swimmers. Stretch cords with…
By Brandi West 09 June 2020, 02:04pm Whether your swim group is shut down, you are on vacation, or you are a triathlete looking for a place to train, backyard pools can be far more productive than you may think. At an average of 35 feet or less, most backyard pools provide competitive swimmers very…
By Brandi West 21 May 2020, 04:05pm While there are some people that still believe that swim teams will just ‘go back to normal’ swim practices and others that feel we shouldn’t swim until we have a vaccine, most can clearly agree that we will need to make some changes in the way we run…
By SwimSwam Partner Content May 17th, 2020 Keep your swim muscles and conditioning while your pool is closed by using your backyard pool effectively and efficiently. With Interval Intensity methods you CAN use a short pool and keep yourself in the physical condition you need for your competitive swimming. Here is an article that will…
By Torrey Hart March 30th, 2020 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. March’s SwimmersBest Drill of the Month comes to us from Zach Mertens, a third-year assistant coach at Drury…
Social distancing with over 2 people per lane can get confusing during IM sets. Do you start off in Fly? Do you split up the Free leg? By SwimSwam Partner Content June 10th, 2020 courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand For most of us, we are either back in the water or coming back soon. Chances…
By Swimming World Magazine Partner Content 06 May 2020, 03:08pm Can we safely swim with 6 people in a lane? We hear a lot about the rules of running a gym with social distancing. There is plenty of support about managing our pool bathroom, or how to navigate at
By SwimSwam Partner Content June 05, 2020 courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand Heads up FR/BK in sets How: Swim Freestyle or Backstroke with the head lifted out of the water Keep the mouth out of the water Make sure to keep kicking (swimmers will want to just drag their legs) Only do 1/2 distance at…
By SwimSwam Partner Content May 28th, 2020 courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand We are all dying to get back in the water and many states are starting to make that possible for swim teams. So we all need to find the best way for kids to come back to practice safely. Right now it’s about…
