Swimmer's Daily

Category: Training

  • Glen doing good in Libanon

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    Former Olympian and Swedish national coach Glen Christiansen visited Lebanon this week, for the second time this year, leading a 6 day training camp for Lebanese youth, 40 in total aged 8 to 17, spanning from relative beginners to elite swimmers. Plus had two-hour sessions for adults in the evening, in addition to the all-day…

  • Brazil has no Omega OSB11 starting blocks ?

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    Alberto Pinto Silva, coach to Olympic 50m free champion Cesar Cielo in Brazil, has described as foolish the fact that his country has no Omega OSB11 ramp starting blocks of the kind that will be used this summer in Shanghai and next summer in London when his charge defends the World and Olympic titles respectively.…

  • Liam Tancock prepares for Shanghai with ballet lessons

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    Great column here on thisislondon.co.uk by Liam Tancock, where he reveals that he has been taking ballet lessons, and that British swimming training camps involve a FIFA tournament on PlayStation. This might come as a surprise but I’ve been taking ballet classes with my training group. I’ve had four – and it’s not like we’re…

  • Are you up for the SEAL Fitness Challenge ?

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    The Navy SEALs and USA Swimming have joined efforts to bring a new program to USA Swimming clubs and LSCs: the SEAL Fitness Challenge. It will take place in the spring and fall in various LSCs around the country. USA Swimming members can participate individually or with their club, but must be 13 year of…

  • Sabir Muhammad writes children’s book, Born to Swim

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    World championship medalist Sabir Muhammad announces today the availability of his first book, Born to Swim, illustrated by Toni Scott Daniel. It is an autobiographical account of his fear-turned-fascination with water that led him to become a notable swimmer, which Muhammad hopes will educate parents about the importance and availability of swimming instructions, and inspire…

  • Phelps tries the altitude tents too

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    Michael Phelps was recently beaten in his signature race 200 meter butterfly, when he at the 2011 Eric Namesnik Michigan Grand Prix swam 1:57.79, behind China’s Wu Peng in 1:56.62, Poland’s Marcin CieÅ›lak in 1:57.13 and USA’s Tyler Clary in 1:57.56. Maybe therefore he now tries sleeping in an altitude tent, to see if it…

  • George Bovell uses spearfishing as cross-training

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    Right, following that Morning Swim Show interview, I had to go straight out and find that “spearfishing cross training” that they were talking about, and that George Bovell III even thinks gives him great adaptation, enjoying a weekend of diving 90 feet deep in strong current while breath-holding. Via georgebovellswimming.com. spearfishing cross training from George…

  • MSS interviews George Bovell

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    Olympic bronze medal winner George Bovell III has relocated his training base to his home of Trinidad and Tobago, working with his former coach, looking “to coach my own coach to coach me”. And then he spear-fishes as cross-training :-) “At this stage in my career, after swimming 20 years, I think I’ve pretty much…

  • The Race Club interviews Lars Frölander

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    Gary Hall Sr speaking with Swedish legend Lars Frölander here, 5 time Olympian and 2000 Sydney Games Gold Medalist in the 100 meter butterfly. At 36 years old he is swimming as fast as ever and looking strong to be on his 6th Olympic team! How does he do it? Via theraceclub.net.