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3 Signs That Your Child is Ready to Join a Swim Team
Swim lessons are the first step in most budding young swimmers’ careers - you have to walk before you can run, and you have to blow bubbles before you can do butterfly. But how do you know if your child is ready to move from lessons to the swim team?
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5 Essential Skills for the Summer League Swimmer
So you’ve got your first gig as a summer coach. You’re ready to coach the next Michael Phelps or Katie Ledecky. Here are 5 key skills to teach your summer league swimmers! -
Focus: The Most Important Skill to Learn
When we talk about sports, we spend quite a bit of time talking about the physical skills necessary to succeed - how fast we need to run, how high ... -
How to choose the right swim goggles
Goggles are tools that can both improve and diminish a swimmer’s performance. For experienced swimmers, goggles can also be part of their identity.... -
Things to bring to a swim meet
Although the equipment needs for the sport of swimming may seem fairly minimal, even relatively small age-group swim meets can go on for several hours. There are a few more items you'll want to bring along to help you and your swimmers survive the swim meet like pros. -
Tips for swimming backstroke
Backstroke is one of the first strokes that beginner swimmers learn. Backstroke is unique in the fact that it’s, well, the only stroke swum on your back. Backstroke is very similar to freestyle, and they are commonly referred to as the long axis strokes. Here are some tips to get you started. -
Tips for swimming freestyle
The fastest and most efficient swimming stroke is commonly known as freestyle. Formerly referred to as the “front crawl”, freestyle is generally th... -
How to mark a swimmer's arm for a swim meet
So you’ve signed up for your first summer swim experience, and now your child is about to have her first meet. How do you make sure she gets where she needs to go? Keep reading to find out!
