Preparing for a swim meet involves both physical and mental preparation. You need to swim all year round and be physically fit to appear for a swim meet. Swimming competitions can be nerve-racking and exhausting. But participating in a swim meet can change your outlook completely as a swimmer, and change your coaching and preparatory…
Staying hydrated is important for swimmers. It helps maintain proper bodily function and performance. Dehydration can cause decreased athletic performance, muscle cramps, and fatigue. Drinking water and consuming electrolytes can prevent these negative effects. So having good swimming water bottles is important for all swimmers. But how do you choose a swimming water bottle? Here…
At various stages of competitive swimming, you would like to know the swimming records for those events. Swimming records represent the fastest times ever recorded in a particular event and this is maintained by various organizations at various levels. Swimming is a sport that requires a lot of training and dedication to improve. While swim…
We all know about the physical benefits of swimming. Here we talk about the benefits that swimming has on our mental well-being. To understand the positive effect of swimming, you must swim for some time, atleast a month or so. Here are some mental benefits, I, as a swimmer felt over the years. Stress Relief…
Many swimmers struggle with motivation. In case you are burnt out swimming, or see a lack of improvement in timings, sometimes going for swimming practice does not seem worth it. Or maybe the amount of practice sessions has become tiring, or you are having a tough time with your coach. It can be difficult to…
A flip turn is the FINA mandated method to turn from one lap to the next. It is a quick turn at the end of a lap. The swimmer pushes off the wall during a flip turn in order to continue at the same speed without losing momentum. Flip turns helps you to switch directions…
Here we are talking of swim diving, or the diving start that swimmers use at the beginning of a race. You need to master a proper dive in the pool for races. A bad dive or a bad start can make or break the game. Remember Still, we tend to take it easy on swim…
Swimming pool safety tips are the measures and precautions that swimmers need to be take to prevent accidents and injuries in and around swimming pools. This includes being aware of the swimming safety rules and guidelines and adhering to them as swimmers and swim parents. Ultimately, swimming pool safety is about ensuring that everyone who…
If you are an athlete, you are no stranger to injuries. Though swimming is usually an injury-free sport. The water absorbs most of the impact. This is not to say that swimming is without its injuries. In fact, swimming may be one of the worst sports to receive an injury in. Swimming is a full-body…
A swimming robe or a swim robe is worn over a swimsuit before and after swimming. It is long, loose-fitting towel that looks like outerwear and extends from the shoulders to the knees. Swim robes usually come with a hood for added warmth and protection A swim poncho is also like a robe but it…
