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The Pros and Cons of the Stroke 50s Being Added to the Olympics? By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern More and more events have been added to the Olympic program since the first Modern Games in 1896. At those Athens Games, four events were contested, solely with men. The 100-meter freestyle, 500-me...

Already in the Club, Can Caeleb Dressel Lead Assault on Sub-47s for 100 Freestyle? By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Year after year, new training methods and the continuous will to improve allow swimmers’ times to drop, seemingly without end. Once a barrier is broken, we immediately begin to en...

7 Ways to Salvage a Bad Practice By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Athletes, among other groups of people, are expected to be consistent in their performance, but as we all know, this is an unrealistic standard. We naturally have days where things seem off. If not for these days, we would lose g...

Finding Motivation in this Uncertain and Stressful Environment By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern As another swim season comes to a close, many teams are barred from traditional championship meets. Hours or days of crowded spaces are ideally avoided while a disease continues to affect the world. ...

How One High School Season Unfolded During COVID-19 By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Many swimmers around the world have found it challenging to acquire pool space during this ongoing global pandemic. I feel extremely lucky and grateful to have seen a pool during these times. I know there are s...

Comparing and Contrasting: The Four Main Swimming Strokes By: Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Swimming obviously has its four main strokes: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Some are swum moving both arms together. Some are swum moving each arm separately. But there are many mor...

Does a Suit Make a Swimmer? By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern “The suit doesn’t make the swimmer. The swimmer makes the suit.” Caeleb Dressel, among many swimmers, has made this claim, asserting certain suits do not necessarily make you swim faster. It is a claim that has held true for many, but...

Is There a Best Way to Race the 200 Freestyle? By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern The 200 freestyle is commonly debated among swimmers as an unnecessarily confusing race to pace. Should you sprint all out from start, try to hold on, and race other competitors for a strong finish? Should you be mo...

A Dive Into the World of Swimmers: Going Beneath the Surface By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Swimmers have been known to think their sport is tougher than the rest. We are expected to perform at our best, all while barely breathing. Although it is true that swimming shares attributes with othe...

Soreness and Recovery Tips That Can Benefit the Body By Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Discomfort is not an uncommon feeling. We use it to motivate ourselves to be better, or as a sign that we are actively trying to get out of our comfort zone, literally and figuratively. One thing swimmers know...