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…
By SwimSwam Partner Content October 30th, 2017 Swimming gear info courtesy of SwimmersBest, a SwimSwam partner. In response to the constant need for ways to train swimmers to race into and out of their turns, SwimmersBest has developed the 1SwimChute with a range of flexibility. The unique parachute replaces the 4 different sizes (8”, 10”,…
Well, if you haven’t surmised it yet from our site, there are a lot of details involved in running a business in which your children are the brains and muscle! We are adding production staff of course but the core of our operations is really driven from the 3 kids that are still living at…
Wow our site is finally up and running. I know 10 months is fast to launch a new company like this but I have been so excited to get our stuff out there for others to try. I want to thank my family for getting behind me and bring their own skills and excitement into…
