Coaches Education

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday December 3, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Do you bring your own kickboard to practice? Kick boards are one of the most widely used pieces of equipment for swimmers. At any given swim meet, sw...

Early Workouts of Katie Ledecky, a Distance Legend in Development Before Katie Ledecky became an Olympian and captured the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, her coach Yuri Suguiyama (now the head coach at Wisconsin) shared some of his pupil's workouts with Mi...

5 Holiday Season Swim Workouts to Give a Try As the conclusion of another year draws nearer, the holiday season is right around the corner. No matter what traditions and celebrations you may participate in outside of the pool, it is also a great time to finish the year strong in the pool. Winter can...

Bob Bowman On Butterfly Development and Age-Group Progression in ASCA Lessons From Legends Through its YouTube page, the American Swimming Coaches Association has made it a goal to provide its members and coaches around the country with opportunities to grow. In the latest video posted to the ASCA p...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday November 26, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: What do you drink to hydrate during swim practice? Keeping good care of your body is an essential part of swimming. Because of the nature of the spo...

A 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...

The American Swimming Coaches Association has started its own YouTube channel with a new series called 'Lessons from the Legends' with short videos already posted from N.C. State's Braden Holloway and Tennessee's Matt Kredich. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing the annual ASCA world clinic to go vir...

Listen to the Ultimate Swimmer Podcast With Hall of Famer John Naber By Noah Yanchulis. John Naber has quite the resume in the world of swimming. From swimmer, to ambassador, to writer, to motivational speaker, to broadcaster, to President of USOPA, John has done it all. In 1976 at the Summer Olympi...

The Fifth Stroke: Dolphin Kick Drills That Can Improve Performance By Mark McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern In recent years, we have consistently watched the sport of swimming develop and grow as we discover ways to become faster. One of the biggest discoveries is the importance of dolphin k...

COVID-19 and Environmental Considerations for Aquatic Sports The following paper is by Mark Collingham, M.S. Chemical Engineering, and head coach of Kroc/CDA Water Polo Club in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He may be reached at mark.collingham@gmail.com The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or covid-19) pandemic of ...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Thursday November 19, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Do you like to warm down after practice? Warming down after practice has long been a topic among coaches and swimmers whether or not it is beneficia...

Stations: The Beloved Swim Workout (Includes Sample) By Maggie Lasto, Swimming World College Intern. It's no secret that swimming can get monotonous at times. With their faces in the water, swimmers often find themselves singing songs, studying, or planning for their next birthday to ...

By Noah Yanchulis Jack Roach is no doubt one of the greatest coaches of all-time in the sport of swimming and his trajectory to get to this point has been unique, crazy, inspiring, and unbelievable! We were so grateful to be able to talk with him and hear about his incredible life story and some of ...

A revolutionary new device manufactured by St. Petersburg-based GMX7 is allowing competitive swimmers across the world to add resistance to their swim training regimen in a safe, effective, portable and easy-to-use manner. From reigning 100-meter butterfly world-record holder and 2-time Olympic gold...

Workouts From the Past: A Look at Ryan Lochte's Training Ahead of the 2008 Olympic Trials Swimming World will occasionally brings its readers some workouts from the past. In this edition, the training of 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte is examined. The sets listed below were from the days leadi...

By: Noah Yanchulis Josh Davis, Host of the Ultimate Swimmer Podcast, had the honor and privilege to interview the great Jill Sterkel about her life in and around swimming. She was able to provide so much insight and so many captivating stories about what it really takes to become the best at whateve...

Coronavirus restrictions have drastically limited water polo competition throughout the country. But in the East—particularly in North Allegheny, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Annapolis in Maryland and Greenwich as well as Stamford in Connecticut—polo play has endured, an encouraging sign for the sport du...

Training Sets and Tips: Building Breaststroke Endurance As Swimming World continues to bring a variety of training sets to its readership, a focus is placed on this archived piece on the breaststroke. This breaststroke endurance set is designed to work on driving forward in the stroke and finishing ...

The Benefits of Healthy Eating for Student Athletes For swimmers, or any student-athlete, having a healthy diet can be an important and beneficial way to stay in shape during the season. Following a good diet can provide the energy a swimmer needs to finish a race. If an athlete does not eat enough ...

This month focuses on exercises that may benefit the mid-distance swimmer.  The mid-distance swimmer needs to develop a high level of speed as well as endurance. He or she must work on both strength and power to meet the demands of mid-distance racing. Therefore, We’ve provided some exercises with t...