Read more10A Look at the Training Sets of World-Record Holder Caeleb Dressel26 January 2021A Specific Look at the Training of World-Record Holder Caeleb Dressel Through the years, a consistent feature of Swimming World Magazine has been the highlighting of specific training programs and sets of various athletes, including the sport's elite performers. Today, we dip into the magazine vault...
Read more0Maximize Pool Space With The FINIS Turnmaster29 May 2020THe FINIS Turnmaster is a portable lane-sized bulkhead designed to maximize lane usage.
Read more0TritonWear Analytics Boost ZPC Amersfoort Performance14 November 2019Dutch Treat Tom Rikhof is an early adapter. Early on the head coach of ZPC Amersfoort, one the Netherlands three major swim clubs next to national affiliated high performance centers Amsterdam (De Dolfijn) and Eindhoven (PSV), saw the merits of embracing the long term tracking benefits of TritonWear...
Read more1TritonWear: Better Swimming Through Technology, Data Driven Training14 October 2019Trinidad and Tobago native Mark Rivas is a busy man. In addition to directing his own Team Rivas he is a coach with RWB Aquatic Academy and assistant coach at Hillview College in Tunapuna. In August he was one of four coaches for his country’s Goodwill Swim Team that competed in Suriname. For the la...
Read more3The College Club Swimming Option Part II04 July 2019College Club Swimming, which is backed by U.S. Masters Swimming, has been offering more and more athletes the opportunity to continue participating in the sport they love. In this two-part series, Swimming World explores some personal perspectives from swimmers pursuing their aquatic passion while ...
Read more4Don't Want To Swim NCAA? Plan B: The College Club Swimming Option21 June 2019College Club Swimming, which is backed by U.S. Masters Swimming, has been offering more and more athletes the opportunity to continue participating in the sport they love. In this two-part series, Swimming World explores some personal perspectives from swimmers pursuing their aquatic passion while ...
Read more22New Trier-Evanston: A Rivalry Renewed13 December 2018By Michael J. Stott. While the Masters may claim to be “an event unlike any other,” Illinois high school swimming has a major all its own. Tomorrow, two venerable suburban Chicago teams square off for local supremacy. In a rivalry that dates to 1918 and has run annually with the exception of 1934 an...
Read more0Special Sets Presented By VASA: Swimmers Ethan Harder and Katharine Berkoff27 June 2018As a result of their performances at the USA Speedo Winter Junior Nationals in December, Ethan Harder (Billings Aquatic Club) and Katharine Berkoff (Missoula Aquatic Club) have emerged among the nation’s top backstrokers in the Class of 2019. Harder clocked a 1:43.03 to win the 200 yard back, while ...
Read more3NCAA Men's Division I Swimming: A Parent’s Perspective26 March 2018By Michael J. Stott. This tale of transformation could be about any one of the more than 235 athletes at last week’s men’s swimming and diving championships. This chronicle just happens to be about Michigan senior tri-captain and 14-time NCAA All-American Paul Powers. I first met Paul’s dad Randall ...
Read more0NCAA Elite 90 Winner PJ Ransford Model of Student-Athlete24 March 2018By Michael J. Stott. Several years ago,the PGA embarked upon its “These Guys are Good” campaign promulgating the talent of its membership. The NCAA has a similar award called the Elite 90. It is conferred upon “the individual reaching the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level wh...
Read more0NCAA Championships: Sights and Sounds from the Stands22 March 2018By Michael J. Stott. Day Two prelims at the men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving championships produced loads of fast swimming with Cal qualifying an impressive number of swimmers bent on unseating three-time champ Texas. That said, the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center was also a great venue for people watchi...
Read more3Summer Swim Camps Like Navy Are Stroke And Training Intensive07 June 2017by Michael J. Stott, Swimming World staff writer For the fortunate and committed, single or multi-week summer swim camp sessions offer an ideal opportunity to learn technique, polish strokes and experience rigorous training with different teammates in a specialized environment. Another huge bonus is...
Read more6Arizona Head Coaching Job: Who's Next In The Swim Legacy?23 May 2017Commentary by Michael J. Stott, Swimming World staff writer. Each summer from 2007-2011, I spent one week in June working in Tucson at the Arizona Swim Camp. Hillenbrand Aquatic Center became my home away from home. There I became acquainted with Frank and Augie Busch, Rick DeMont, Greg Rhodenbaugh...
Read more1Anchor Leg: Men's NCAA Swimming Championships Revisited28 March 2017Commentary By Michael J. Stott The last swimmer into the wall at the men's NCAA swimming championships was Indiana’s Sam Lorentz. His 42.88 split cemented an eighth-place finish in the 400 free relay and seventh place team finish for the resurgent Indiana Hoosiers. In reality, there were no losers a...
Read more4The Sixth Stroke: Massage and Championship Swimming28 March 2015Editorial content for the NCAA Division I Championships is sponsored by Nike Swim. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Commentary by Michael J. Stott The origins of massage go back to China more than 3000 years ago. As applied to aquatics, National Team Director Frank Busc...
Read more5Rough Crossing: The Spiritual Journey For Nate Savoy's Family To the NCAA Championships27 March 2015Editorial content for the NCAA Division I Championships is sponsored by Nike Swim. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. By Michael J. Stott At this week's NCAA men's swimming and diving meet, we have seen some of the fastest swims in history. There are also many unseen mome...
Read more0In the Blink of an Eye26 March 2015Editorial content for the NCAA Division I Championships is sponsored by Nike Swim. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Commentary by Michael J. Stott Relays at any level of competition are often decided in the blink of an eye -- especially at NCAA championships. Last year ...