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Meet Warmup: A Step-by-Step Process to Get Ready to Race Once swimmers are no longer considered age-group or club swimmers, that means they are usually on their own when it comes time to warming up at meets. Without the guidance of their coach telling them exactly what to do, swimmers sometimes feel...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Diving into the pool to warm up can be something swimmers dread. The simple thought taking those first strokes of warm up despite your sore, aching muscles can be less than pleasant. But come race day, warming up is the perfect thing to get your mind a...

By Kayla Riemensperger, Swimming World College Intern. Do you ever walk into a Monday practice dragging your feet and dreading diving into the cold water? Or perhaps you have worried yourself sick questioning how challenging the main set was going to be that day. For many swimmers, Monday practices ...

By Niki Urquidi, Swimming World College Intern. If you have ever swum for Coach Jeff Poppell, current associate head coach of the Florida Gators, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “for every one inch you lift your head, your hips sink three inches." Like most renowned coaches, Poppell understands th...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a breaststroke set designed to find the timing and rhythm of your athletes’ breaststroke. This is a great secondary set to introduce before a larger IM or stroke-focused set to set up proper stroke technique. Take a look below and see t...

Welcome to the “Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimm...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is an aerobic butterfly set meant to work on consistent stroke tempo and strong underwaters. This is a great set to use with an IM or butterfly group in age group, high school, or college swimming! Take a look below and see the set and rea...

SwimmersBest.com is using video and graphics to educate swimmers and coaches about technique. Here are a few of their videos. To learn more visit SwimmersBest.com Sneak Hands on Breaststroke Lead Hand Stability Getting Started with 1FastCatch Training Minimal W...

By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern.  It truly is Spooktober for many college, high school and club swimmers, as their coaches begin to draw brackets around their main sets. Coaches are pushing their swimmers to the edge as the competitive season heats up, and swimmers are running ...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

Welcome to the “Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will provide you with a weekly tip or drill from an elite level swimmer to make you a smarter and faster swimmer. This week’s drill is Alternating Fly/Breast Drill by 2012 Olym...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

8 New Year's Resolutions for Swimmers to Consider By Mauro Pacsi, Swimming World College Intern With the New Year arriving soon, everyone will have high hopes for 2021. A new year brings new opportunities, hope, and of course, New Year's resolutions. Many people try to stick to their resolutions and...

Welcome to the “FINIS Tip of the Week.” Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we’ll explore with drills and concepts for you to implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters)...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a set of broken 200 breaststrokes. Mixing in drill and fins work, this short is designed to get your swimmers up and moving. Take a look at the set and the description that follows below: 2-4 Rounds: 8 x 25 swim w/ fins all out on :30 ....

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week” sponsored by The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! Similar to last week’s set, this week we’re giving you another pattern that is easily modified based on the needs of your team. While only a short 1,000 yards, this set is great to incorporate into warm-up or as a preparation for a longer main set. Take a...