News from ADMS and USMS
You might think of your coach as a cruel taskmaster, driven by delight in seeing swimmers suffer. Yet, although your coach might break into a...
Eating during a taper means making slight changes, so if you’re thinking of doing anything drastic, don’t. Leave any radical changes for the...
Here’s a six-week taper plan with the 2017 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship approaching soon.
As with any physical activity, swimming offers you both good and bad days. Some days you’ll have great workouts, others you’ll slog through...
You don’t have to be a data junkie to be a great swimmer, but there are some compelling reasons...
If there was anything to be learned from the 2016 Olympic Games, it’s that swimmers are not only getting faster than ever (even when it was...
Swimmers come to our practices in search of a satisfying porridge of workout sets that average out to being “just right.” If our workouts...
When talking to people at the pool, I often hear the phrase, “Oh, I’m not a real swimmer.” The person then proceeds to...
Learning to improve control of your breathing while swimming is a valuable skill that will enable you to power off the wall, put your head...
Performance improvement comes when you continually add challenges as you increase your fitness and expertise. This process of escalation is...
Being a clock watcher in your office is probably a sign that you’re not loving your job. But in the pool, ...
You’ve thought about it for a long time, and after much deliberation, you’ve decided to attend your first U.S. Masters Swimming National...
We make a firm commitment to our swim practices and dryland exercise, and we work hard to improve ourselves during those sessions. But if we...
Regardless of your fitness level, as you age you’re fighting a battle against muscle atrophy and a decrease in power. For many, these...
The swimmers who set records in distance swimming typically split their races very evenly. In Sun Yang’s 1500-meter race at the 2012...
Swimming on your own has its advantages and disadvantages. Some Masters swimmers have had great success by swimming on their own or with one...
This time of year, many of us reflect back on the past year and think about what we’d like to do in the year ahead of us. Sometimes we start...
Although swimming is done in a horizontal position, it’s valuable to engage muscles in different orientations. Many people don’t realize...
Improving balance and strength in a single-leg stance is vital for general health and fitness—both balance and strength play a big role in...
