Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 1- Stroke Rate vs. Stroke Length07 May 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 1- Stroke Rate vs. Stroke Length By Rod Havriluk As explained in last month’s articl...
Read more2Swimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: Technique Similarities Across The Four Competitive Strokes" By Rod Havriluk06 March 2020Swimming Technique Concepts: Technique Similarities Across The Four Competitive Strokes By Rod Havriluk Although there are obvious differences in technique elements across all four competitive strokes, there are many similarities. Knowing about the similarities can help swimmers better understand s....
Read more11Swimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: Shoulder Injury Prevention for the Freestyle Arm Entry"07 October 2019Swimming Technique Concepts: Shoulder Injury Prevention for the Freestyle Arm Entry By Rod Havriluk Studies show that there are a high percentage of swimmers suffering from shoulder pain (SW Aug. 2019). Studies also identify three major risk factors for shoulder pain/injury: overuse, muscular imbal....
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Freestyle Technique For Sprint and Distance (Part 1) - By Rod Havriluk07 January 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Freestyle Technique For Sprint and Distance (Part 1) By Rod Havriluk Many sources suggest that swimmers use a differe...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: The Vertical Jump Test For Event Selection" By Dr. Rod Havriluk05 December 2019Swimming Technique Concepts: The Vertical Jump Test For Event Selection" By Dr. Rod Havriluk The youngest competitive swimmers (under age 10) are often trained with a similar regimen regardless of their potential in specific events. As swimmers age to become preteens, training often segregates swim....
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 2 - Stroke Cycle Phase05 June 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 2 - Stroke Cycle Phase By Rod Havriluk As explained in Part 1 of this series (SW May 2021), stroke rate and stroke ...
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Freestyle Technique For Sprint and Distance (Part 2)06 February 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Freestyle Technique For Sprint and Distance (Part 2) By Rod Havriluk Many sources suggest that swimmers use a differ...
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Breaststroke Breathing Head Timing Delay06 December 2020999-The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Breaststroke Breathing Head Timing Delay By Rod Havriluk In breaststroke, most swimmers learn to synchronize their...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: Plan For a Breathing Pattern"07 February 2020Swimming Technique Concepts: Plan For a Breathing Pattern By Rod Havriluk Swimmers often use different breathing patterns (i.e., variations in frequency of breathing) based on stroke and distance. Sometimes, a swimmer will maintain a single breathing pattern for an entire swim. At other times, a sw....
Read moreSwimming World December 2021 Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts - Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 6: The Push Phase07 December 2021 The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts - Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 6: The Push Phase By Rod Havriluk, Ph.D. Previous articles in this series (SW J...
Read moreSwimming World August 2021 Presents - Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 4 - Minimizing Arm Entry Phase Time In Backstroke and Breaststroke06 August 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here The Swimming World August 2021 Issue Presents Swimming Technique Concepts: Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 4 - Minimizing Arm Entry Phase Time In...
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Dr. Anders Ericsson's Concept of Deliberate Practice - By Rod Havriluk06 October 2020The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Dr. Anders Ericsson's Concept of Deliberate Practice By Rod Havriluk Dr. Anders Ericsson left a vital legacy for athlete...
Read moreSwimming World November 2021 Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Distrust in Swimming Science Is Not a Mystery04 November 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts: Distrust in Swimming Science Is Not a Mystery By Rod Havriluk The fact that general scientific information is routinely ...
Read more1Swimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts - The Value of Hand Force Analysis Part IV: Freestyle"07 July 2020The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts The Value of Hand Force Analysis Part IV: Freestyle By Rod Havriluk The first three articles in this series (Part I—Butte...
Read more1SW Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming"09 November 2018Swimming Technique Concepts: International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming The XIIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (BMS) was held in Japan, Sept. 17-21, at the University of Tsukuba. There were presentations by delegates from 23 countries on a w...
Read moreSwimming World January 2022 Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts - Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 7: Optimal Stroke Cycle For Butterfly and Freestyle08 January 2022The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 7: Optimal Stroke Cycle For Butterfly and Freestyle By Rod Havriluk Previous articles in this series presented th...
Read moreSwimming World Magazine June 2022 - Hunter Armstrong: Work In Progress - Available Now!01 June 2022The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here In this issue of Swimming World, read about Ohio State's Hunter Armstrong, an Olympic gold-medalist gearing up for World Championships. Also featured .....
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts - Applying Mechanical Principles To Improve Swimming Technique07 April 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts - Applying Mechanical Principles To Improve Swimming Technique By Rod Havriluk Many swimmers attempt to swim faster by m...
Read moreSwimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts - Development of an Optimal Model For Technique Part IX: Body Base of Support For Backstroke06 November 2020The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Swimming Technique Concepts - Development of an Optimal Model For Technique Part IX: Body Base of Support For Backstroke By Rod Havriluk This month’s...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "Swimming Technique Concepts: The Value of Hand Force Analysis Part III- Breaststroke"06 June 2020Swimming Technique Concepts: The Value of Hand Force Analysis Part III- Breaststroke by Rod Havriluk The two previous articles in this series (Part I—Butterfly and Part II—Backstroke (also in this issue) presented information about the value of using hand force analysis to identify specific techniq....