ISLAMORADA, Florida, July 21. RECENTLY, America lost one of its greatest swim coaches, Flip Darr. Though you may not have heard of him, any coach who has been around for a while knew about Flip. In the 70s and 80s, Flip was responsible for putting many athletes on our Olympic Teams, including Shirley Baba... Full Story!
ORANGE COUNTY, California, July 7. Ralph "Flip" Darr passed away from a massive heart attack last evening at his home. Coach Darr had a stellar career as one of USA Swimming's most decorated coaches.
As a national level coach for over 25 years working with the Californian teams of Phillips 66, Huntington Beach Aquatics and Irvin... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 11. EACH month, Swimming World Magazine provides one of the deepest compendiums of results in the world in For The Record.
One of the missions of the publication since its inception was to continue on as The Record of the Sport, and in May we have plenty of results available to our subscribers.
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 9. KERRY O'Brien, long-time coach of the Walnut Creek Masters, is the creator of this month's Workout Card in the May issue of Swimming World.
O'Brien provides five days worth of workouts for our readers. Highlights include; workout of descending distance/increasing repeats, as well as a distance day ... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8. THE Junior Swimmer section of Swimming World's May issue features some of the best age group swimming around the country.
The National Club Swimming Association's Junior National Championships earned a recap, while the Speedo Championship Series Sectionals and recent high school state championships... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7. INSIGHTS into the fundamentals of club coaching make up the content of this month's Q&A interview in the Swimming Technique of Swimming World. Ted Sallade, head coach at Poseidon Swimming, talks about club coaching issues such as; communication, social networking, athlete retention and self help for coach... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 6. SEEING swimming as an unending learning experience, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen outlines the importance of consistently examining your stroke for possible improvements.
In her monthly column, The Pool's Edge, she urges readers to regularly take inventory of their strokes to see how they might be able to make them m... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5. IN the May issue of Swimming World Magazine, premium members can go to the interactive page of SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, and view the interactive content that was embedded in the current digital issue. Members can click on the subject, a... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4. UNDERWATER swimming is rapidly becoming swimming's fifth stroke. Much of an athlete's success on top of the water can be dramatically affected by the how and what they do under the water.
Fluid Dynamics is the title of a Michael J. Stott article that provides tips to swimmers and coaches seeking to impr... Full Story!
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3. ACTIVE release technique is a common practice used on student-athletes at Rutgers University, and in a SwimmingWorld.TV interview that appears on page 16 of Swimming World's digital May issue, Dr. Mark Strzemenski talks about the technique he uses to relieve athletes' sore muscles.