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Courtesy of Commit Swimming. This post is part of a larger effort by Commit Swimming to be transparent around their business practices. This effort is designed to help entrepreneurs within the swimming community to find inspiration to make the sport better.  Today’s topic is customer service! Comm.....

Courtesy of Commit Swimming. This post is part of a larger effort by Commit Swimming to be transparent around their business practices. This effort is designed to help entrepreneurs within the swimming community to find inspiration to make the sport better.  Today’s topic is cancellations and refu.....

The holiday season is here! Find gifts for all of the people on your list who love the water! With the annual Swimming World Holiday Gift Guide you can find the coolest swimming tech gadgets, swimming t-shirts, training gear, swimwear, and more! You will find something for that swimmer or coach in y...

Black Friday sale starts today! Get 15% off any online order from our swim shop and get free shipping! Use code BLACKFRIDAY19 at checkout! Details: Get 15% off any online order plus free shipping. Free shipping applies to regular, ground shipments in the contiguous U.S. only.  Offer expires 12/2/201...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  Many are curious: when can we add weight to our strength training? There is actually no true age limit to when we can add weight to the training. The main factor, or safety check is to have a qualified perfo...

The holiday season is approaching, and you will probably find yourself to be either ahead of the game or overwhelmed by the thought of seasonal preparations. The annual Swimming World Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can find the coolest swimming tech gadgets, swimming t-shirts, training gear, swimwe...

Courtesy of Commit Swimming. This is an advertisement for Commit Swimming, written by Commit Swimming. I hope that you view this as an honest demonstration of what Commit can do. It’s up to you to decide if it’s a tool that will help you as a swim coach. We always encourage you to test out everythin...

Courtesy of Commit Swimming. For swim coaches with busy schedules and lofty goals, Commit Swimming is the workout management software that helps you save time, stay organized, and reach your goals. Commit helps you manage your workouts. And, with Commit, you can type workouts just like you would wri...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  Let’s face it, swimming is considered to be one of the healthiest sports to do, but we can also see and argue that there are a high level of cases of shoulder pain. Some swimmers are only feeling pain while swimm...

Dolfin Swimwear, a division of Elite Sportswear, is proud to announce the signing of Summer Sanders as an endorser and face of Dolfin's Aquashape brand. [caption id="attachment_400290" align="alignleft" width="400"] Summer Sanders, new ambassador for Dolfin's Aquashape brand; Photo Courtesy: Hand-ou...

There are two options for prescription swim goggles from specialty online retailer, Goggles N More. The first is premade prescription swimming goggles that come with a lens power closest to your prescription. These you just order and don’t have to enter in RX information. The second is custom made t...

Ready. GO!  The words heard echoing over the splash of swimmers at Orange Bowl Winter Training at Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo, FL.  As a sanction event with the Orange Bowl, the 2019-2020 season will be the 17th Annual Orange Bowl Swim Classic and Winter Training.  Winter training begins Dece...

It's October! That means the holiday season is fast approaching!  Get a jump start on your holiday shopping! The annual Swimming World Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can find the coolest swimming tech gadgets, swimming t-shirts, training gear, swimwear, and more! You will find something for that sw...

This is a case study courtesy of Commit Swimming. “Commit Swimming definitely improves the quality of my workouts and helps me be more efficient with my time.” STEPHEN CLENDENIN, HEAD COACH NATION’S CAPITAL SWIM CLUB, DULLES SOUTH SITE The Customer Nation’s Capital Swim Club Nation’s Capital Swim Cl...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  How to grip things is a highly overlooked topic, yet grip strength is correlated to faster sprint performance in youth swimmers. Additionally, a solid grip in the weight room might save us from shoulder injuries ...

PEM is proud to provide a safe and elite flooring solution for the International Swim League October kicks off the competition season for the 2019 International Swim League (ISL), the world’s first team oriented professional swimming league. To ensure the safety and success of these top competitors,...

This is a case study courtesy of Commit Swimming. “Commit is great, especially when you have multiple coaches trying to track the workouts of different groups training at the same time. It makes it easy to keep track of the planning.” Emma Svensson, Assistant Coach, Florida State University The Cust...

Even the most talented and successful athletes need a boost of motivation once in a while to help push through the tough days of training that leave one depleted mentally and physically.  The athletes on the New York Breakers reveal the motivational quotes that give them that inspiration to push for...

Injury happens. Sometimes it’s minor and other times quite significant. Perhaps you crash your bike and break your clavicle, get a gash & need stitches, or just get some bad road rash, each of which will keep you out of the pool.  Some athletes get persistent ear infections, often called “swimmers e...

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, announced Wednesday that a portion of each sale in its “pink” category for the month of October will be donated to Swim Across America, the non-profit organization which organizes charity swims with the proceeds funding life saving cancer research an...