Definitions: WARM-UP preparation to swim, typically a gradual building of effort designed to open up the circulatory system, warm the body, and loosen joints for better position in the water and harder efforts to follow (it could also include, as one of many possibilities, easy IM kicks and swims if you are doing long free […]

Here are five warm-ups, main sets, and cool downs to get you through the winter break. I’ve tried to include a lot of variety, but also several freestyle-based choices. Mix and match from day to day. Please send me an email if you have questions about how to modify sets or if you’d like to […]

The flutter kick is often discussed but little taught. Common phrases include “kick from the hip”, “don’t let your knees drop”, “don’t kick with your knees”, “keep your kick in the shadow of your body”, and so on. But these tell us nothing about how to actually do it. Here is Sun Yang swimming in […]