Author: rokur
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At-home workout with Olympian Abbey Weitzeil
Join Olympian Abbey Weitzeil as she takes you through a total body dryland workout that you can do at home! This workout was designed by USA Swimming’s Sports Medicine & Science Director Keenan Robinson!
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Jellyfish push off a pocket of water under their bell to swim faster
Even though they lack fins and their bodies are gelatinous, jellyfish are some of the most energy-efficient swimmers. They achieve this by making use of their bells to create a wall of water to push off so they can propel themselves more quickly. When flying or swimming, an animal can get a boost from the ground effect,…
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Coaches Corner: Having Fun & Swimming Fast: Bobby Guntoro
Bobby Guntoro is the Head Coach of Men’s & Women’s Swimming at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, his alma mater. Mike Murray and Bobby sit down to discuss the significance of why enjoying the process and celebrating your athletes’ success, both in the pool and in the classroom are vital components of developing a…
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Living with Lyme Disease
Maddie Tretter was an accomplished Division 1 swimmer at Cleveland State, preparing for the Olympic Trials, when she she started coming down with a laundry list of seemingly unrelated symptoms: panic attacks, nausea, migraines, swollen joints and more.
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Does Talent Matter? // The Strange Reality
Average talent leads to the most success, says some data – but can it be true? Does that mean that hard work is worth more than extreme talent?
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Piggy Paddlin’ | Wild Tennessee pigs go for a rare swim across Chilhowee Lake
Mark Walker from Maryville captured footage of wild pigs going for a morning swim Saturday across Chilhowee Lake. Tennessee wildlife officers says finding them in the water like this is a pretty rare sight!
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Olympics: Possible Tokyo state of emergency, vaccination update, a unique perspective on mental health
With less than 200 days to the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is planning to declare a state of emergency in the city and three nearby prefectures this week because of rising coronavirus cases, Kyodo News reports. That could go into effect by Friday, Kyodo News said, becoming the country’s second state of emergency since…
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