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By Devin Javens Only swimmers know and understand the feeling of a fast pool. Something about the feeling can resemble that of euphoria, leaving you feeling as if you possess the swimming capabilities of Michael Phelps or Katie Ledecky. Swimmers constantly refer to pools as either fast or slow; howe...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Throughout any swimmer's career, they will encounter many different types of coaches with differing coaching styles. A healthy coach-athlete relationship is crucial for success, but this is only possible if the two are able to work well with each other...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Diving into the pool to warm up can be something swimmers dread. The simple thought taking those first strokes of warm up despite your sore, aching muscles can be less than pleasant. But come race day, warming up is the perfect thing to get your mind a...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  Quotes can be used as a motivating factor to help inspire many athletes. Some of the world's best athletes can make a significant impact on the lives of those who look up to them. These swimmers have achieved the impossible and know what it's like to ...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  The 2019 Western Athletic Conference wrapped up with its final session of swimming. The events of the evening were the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, men's platform diving, and the 400 freestyle relay. ...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Western Athletic Conference kicked off day three of its championships with a plethora of events. The session consisted of the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, women's platform diving, and the 400 medley r...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  Day two of the 2019 Western Athletic Conference kicked off with the 200 freestyle relays followed by the women's 1-meter diving finals, 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, and the men's 3-meter diving finals. The Northern Arizona University women con...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. The Western Athletic Conference opened the first day of competition with women's and men's 200 medley relays, men's 1 meter diving, women's and men's 800 freestyle relays, and wrapped up the session with women's 3 meter diving. The championship meet is...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Championship season is one of the most magical times of the year, cultivating great swims and memorable reactions. It's what each swimmer has been working towards the entire season and is something every swimming fan looks forward to. Nothing is as sat...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Adversity is unavoidable and even affects the lives of our greatest idols. With recent news of Nathan Adrian's testicular cancer diagnosis, many swim fans can't help but imagine America's beloved sprinter no longer competing for USA Swimming. However, ...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Forming new habits through New Year's resolutions are the perfect way to hold yourself accountable for your goals throughout each new year. Swimmers can apply these resolutions to their swimming and focus on habits that maybe have slipped from their gr...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. The small presence of female head coaches in college swimming is extremely apparent, let alone the lack of representation in top tier NCAA Division I programs. While searching for these women, Teri McKeever and Carol Capitani are among the few who app...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  The coach-athlete relationship is crucial and can affect the performance of a swimmer. To be a great coach, you must be able to establish a great relationship with all of your athletes. This is much more easily said than done. It's easy to assume that...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  Mid-season invitationals are quickly approaching, and college swimmers throughout the country are gearing up for a chance to finally suit up, taper down and swim fast. These meets allow swimmers to throw down some fast times and give teams a look at w...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  The human body typically requires a couple days of recovery to heal from vigorous exercise, but with technological advances within the world of sports, some unusual techniques are being used to speed up the this process within athletes. These new idea...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  In 2006, Amy Javens competed in her first ever Ironman at 34 years old in Madison, Wis. She didn't expect much but wanted to accomplish a goal she had set for herself: to finish a full Ironman. Little did she know, she would still be involved in the s...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern.  As swimmers get older, their mentality come race time significantly changes. Unlike when we were kids, we have race strategies, the competition, meet cuts, and other external and internal pressures that can often make or break our races. How you menta...

By Devin Javens, Swimming World College Intern. Nothing is more devastating than wrapping up a disappointing season full of unaccomplished goals. This can leave you feeling as if none of your hard work has paid off, making you less than eager to dive right into the next season. These disappointments...