Wisdom for New Lifeguards: A Brief Look At Drowning
By Alex Labonge, Swimming World College Intern As summer nears and school ends, millions of Americans around the country begin to flock to their neighborhood pools. With this comes the
Joseph Schooling Runs Gold-Medal Tally to 6 at SEA Games
Singapore’s Joseph Schooling earned his fifth and sixth gold medals of the meet with an individual and relay victory tonight at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Schooling set a Games
USA Women Announced Roster For 2015 FINA World League Super Final
Fresh off a championship at the Kunshan Cup, the USA Women’s Senior National Team has traveled to Shanghai to compete in the FINA World League Super Final. The competition begins
Head Coach Chris Plumb of Carmel Swim Club
Q&A With Coach Chris Plumb PHOENIX-Coach Chris Plumb, is the Head Coach/CEO of Carmel Swim Club, Carmel Indiana. Coach Plumb studied at Indiana University where he received a B.S. in
Duncan Sherrard Joins UNC Coaching Staff with Experience, Accolades and Excitement
Duncan Sherrard, former head swimming coach at Florida Southern College and an All-America swimmer at the University of Florida, has joined head coach Rich DeSelm’s staff as an assistant coach
How Peter Carpenter Balances Coaching Para and Varsity Swimming
By Matthew Grillo, Swimming World College Intern Newly-appointed president of the Canadian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association (CSCTA), Peter Carpenter, has finished up his sixth season as the head varsity
Swimming Strength Training: Standing Landmine Exercise
By Dr. G. John Mullen Transferring strength and power from the lower extremities to the upper body occurs in all swimming strokes. Improving this transference minimizes drag while maximizing power
The 10 R’s of Swimming
By Ashlee Weingarten, Swimming World College Intern Everyone has heard of getting some needed R&R, but to maximize your potential in the water, there is a mound of other ‘R’
Pursley Pep Talks: We Can All Contribute
Pursley Pep Talks are a collection of coaching perspectives written by Alabama head swimming coach Dennis Pursley. This is the 27th installment of a series that will be rolled out
5 Of the Past Week’s Headlines You Might Have Missed: The Week That Was
Swimming headlines from around the world in the past week included reports of two famed pools getting facelifts, a boosted campaign by USA Swimming and some of the world’s best