Competitive swimming is vigorous – there is no doubt about that. Long grueling hours training in the pool, a strict 12,000 calorie diet, traveling to meets on the weekends and numerous personal sacrifices are the building blocks of Olympic swimming champions like Rowdy Gaines and Amanda Beard. Any swimmer or coach will tell youRead more
When swimming, nearly all of the forces that create propulsion come from the hands and feet. However, there are motions that we can perform with our bodies to help maximize the distance and speed of a swimmer’s pull and kick. These movements are referred to as coupling motions. While coupling motions do not generate propulsionRead more
Fine-tune your basic swim strokes like a pro Whether you are gunning to surpass Michael Phelps’s career record of 28 Olympic Medals, or just training for the sake of strengthening and toning your body, there are four basic swim strokes that every swimmer should master: freestyle stroke, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly stroke. Mastering these swimRead more
What to Do When Your Kid Wants to Be a Competitive Swimmer When your kid looks up to you and says, “I want to be a competitive swimmer,” you stop being a normal parent and start being a swim parent. You might be thrilled at this news or overwhelmed at the thought of the endlessRead more
Swimming Trivia About SwimMirror’s Olympic Superstar In competitive swimming, winning a gold medal at the Olympics is #goals. Imagine winning a gold medal at the Olympics three times, and you might have an idea of what it’s like to be Rowdy Gaines. If you watch Olympic swimming, you’re more than familiar with Gaines’s voice narratingRead more
