Read more12Learn These Important Skills and Drills to Have a Killer Flip Turn03 August 2018By Abigail Sheridan, Swimming World College Intern. We’ve all watched that race - where two swimmers are neck and neck, each ferociously fighting back the pain to hit the touch pad first. If these competitors are swimming at the same speed, then the one with a faster flip turn will prevail. Turns ar...
The Thorpedo Strikes Again--Another Awesome World Record!!25 July 2001By Craig Lord with Takahisa Ide FUKUOKA, Japan. July 25. THE Living Legend that is Ian Thorpe continued to grow tonight in Fukuoka after the young Australian clocked an astounding 1:44.06 world record over 200m freestyle to avenge his only Olympic defeat last year. Pieter van den Hoogenband, the Dut...
Read more12Sun Yang Sprayed By Social-Media Criticism As Fans Turn On Their Fallen Star & Say Sorry To Mack Horton07 March 2020Chinese fans have turned on Sun Yang in a "spray" of social-media criticism of the swimmer following the publication of the full report of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) outlining the reasons why the three-times Olympic champion has been banned for eight years. Sun, who has long been adore...
Read more4Set Of The Week: Mid-Pool Sprint Work19 October 2016Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a sprint set that is mostly from mid-pool and designed to hit all technical aspects of a sprint. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows: 5 Rounds: *Start from mid-pool 25 as 12.5 backwards free, 12.5 sprint on :4....
Massi, Martina Roll On In Helsinki06 July 2000By Craig Lord HELSINKI, July 7. HAD it been 1999, the defeat of Emiliano Brembilla over 1,500m and Pieter van den Hoogenband over 200m freestyle would have been major upsets to talk about in the bar at the European Championships. But this is 2000. The Olympic Games loom large and the elite of Europe...
Read more1Fitter And Faster Drill Of The Week: Kick Flips07 April 2016Welcome 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...
Read moreFitter And Faster Drill Of The Week: Reaction Sprints01 April 2016Welcome 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...