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With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics supposed to have opened, Swimming World takes a look back at the "Call Me Maybe" video that dazzled ahead of the 2012 London Games. “Hey, I just met you … and this is crazy … but here’s my number, so call me maybe” “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen is still a popular s...

Once Largely Dismissed, Data Usage is Taking Swimming Into the Future Russell Mark knew the look before coaches even had to open their mouths.  It was the early 2000s, and Mark had worked his way from a research assistant to a biomechanics analyst with USA Swimming. Using video technology, he prepar...

ASCA Unveils Major Update to Russell Mark Video Library The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has unveiled a major update to the Russell Mark Video Library, transforming it into an invaluable resource and teaching tool for coaches.   Russell, an internationally renowned stroke technique e...

By Alec Scott, Swimming World College Intern. A recent trend in sprint backstroke has seen more and more top level athletes utilizing a flatter technique. Coaches and athletes are turning to flatter technique to get stroke rates up and increase speed. I asked Arizona State associate head coach Ryan ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association announced former USA Swimming High Performance Manager Russell Mark has joined ASCA as its Performance and Education Advisor. Mark is widely considered one of the most respected experts of stroke technique analysis, performance trends and race data. In this ...

Stoke and data analysis expert Russell Mark will join Coaches Eddie Reese, Carol Capitani, Mitch Dalton, Jill Sterkel, Brendan Hanson and Colin Kennedy at this year’s Legends of Texas Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin, April 8-10, 2022.  Mark will also teach the ASCA Level 2 stroke school ...

The American Swimming Coaches Association is proud to announce the 2022 ASCA World Clinic will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 7-11. This year’s event promises to be one of the biggest and best ever, with headliners including Mel Marshall, Ron Aitken, Todd DeSorbo, Russell Mark, Braden Ho...

Missy Franklin joined USA Swimming in launching a completely new way of adding fun to the sport of swimming with its new obstacle course called SwimJitsu. USA Swimming already released a nice, highly produced, video about SwimJitsu as a whole that featured Franklin.  But, sports performance consulta...