Category: Training
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Schooling Joseph Schooling
The parents of Singapore’s top swimmer Joseph Schooling tells the Straits Times why they sent Joseph for lessons and recounts the day they started taking his swimming seriously.
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Best Bodies in the World 2015: Swimmer Natalie Coughlin
“Sculling—an underwater drill that mostly uses my arms—is one of my favorite ways to work my back muscles.â€
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Swimming among best sports for ADHD Children
Learning proper swim technique can have long-term benefits for a child with ADHD, since each motion requires focus and attention. Swimming also encourages rhythmic breathing and oxygen exchange, which increases blood flow to the brain. Read ADDitude Photo by North Charleston
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Syncing in waters: The story of Malaysia’s synchronised swimmer
Zylane Lee who recently won gold in the SEA games’ duet routine, takes us through her journey as a national synchronised swimmer.
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Danes launch Olympic Hopefuls program ahead of Rio 2016
At the Danish nationals in Copenhagen this week, national head coach Nick Juba announced a new program called Olympic Hopefuls, aimed at those ‘genuine Olympic contenders’ that have made the Danish qualification times for Rio 2016, or are very close to making them. See the qualifying time standards here on svoem.org. Swimmers representing Denmark (or…
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Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin shares the secrets to her 12 medals
Even scoliosis couldn’t stop Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin. Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin shares the secrets to her 12 medals ESPN The Magazine Body Issue. https://youtu.be/dbr0lhSgrZg
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A Day in Our Life: Harvard Swimming
Quick look into the daily practice routine of Harvard Swimming and Diving.
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Phelps holds clinic for Special Olympic Athletes ahead of World Games
Cathy Bennett vividly recalls a wild, 7-year-old boy whom she had to give swimming lessons. “He would run around and would use every excuse he had not to get in the water,” said Bennett, an instructor at the Meadowbrook Aquatic & Fitness Center in Baltimore. “He would have to go to the bathroom. He would…