Category: Equipment
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VxFly launches LESWIM, a swimming kickboard with propeller, at CES 2019
At CES 2019, Shenzhen VxFly launched LESWIM, an electric kickboard that can provide both buoyancy and propulsion. This new comer to the swimming gear family will bring a totally new swimming experience. LESWIM helps swimmers of all skill levels to glide through the water. Henry He, co-founder and CEO of VxFly, says: “We want to change the way people learn…
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Swimming with Nose Restrictions – Part 3
Using a Full Face Snorkel Mask In my blog posts dated October 4th and November 9th, 2018, I talked about swimming with nose restrictions (deviated septum, allergies, sinusitis, perhaps a broken nose or nasal polyps). I offered several swimming solutions for those that swim with any of these restrictions. In this post, I am very…
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Gertrude Ederle’s swim suit
In 1926, Olympic gold medalist Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel – and when she did she became, for a brief time, the most famous woman int he world. She is remembered to day a s a pioneer in the gender equity movement.
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Swimming with Nose Restrictions – Part 2
An excellent stroke to use if you suffer from blocked nasal passages is the breaststroke. While swimming the breaststroke, you will be able to take a breath every stroke through your mouth. This is the key for people who are having nose/breathing restrictions. This way of breathing while swimming is different than ‘swim breathing’.  Swim breathing is when you exhale from your nose and take a breath in through your…
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Color-Changing Swim Trunks Transform With Heat
Tom van Dieren is the 20-year-old creator of SEA’SONS swimwear, a line of color-changing swim trunks. He had the idea to create a swim short that could change with water temperature. SEA’SONS swim shorts are treated with heat-sensitive microcapsules that change when you’re in the pool or ocean or when you’re out in the sun…
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Swimming with Nose Restrictions
Do you or someone you know have the following? Deviated septum Nasal polyps Rhinitis allergies Nasal congestion Sinusitis Broken nose from sports injuries Benign Tumors If you have any of the above, I do not have to tell you that breathing through your nose is difficult. You probably have already become a ‘mouth breather’. I…
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Swim Secure Review – Wild Swim Bag
A review of Swim Secure’s Wild Swim Bag. A large capacity tow float that doubles as a back pack. Ideal for Otillo style training or some wild swimming.
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The Best Swimsuit Is…
After being a swim instructor for more than 40 years I think it’s safe to say, “I’ve seen it allâ€. But don’t place any bets…just yet. HA! I have definitely seen my share of fashion bloopers and socially awkward moments. Not that long ago a lifeguard bent over right in front of me and her…