Coaches Education

6 Simple Ways for Swimmers to Improve That Don't Require Any Talent As swimmers, we are always finding ways to improve not only as athletes, but as people, too. Changing your habits or focusing on the areas that you are weak in are both fundamental ways to improve. Change can go a long way because y...

Special Sets: The Training of Newly Anointed Olympian Luke Whitlock Forty six of the more than 1000-plus pool swimmers who competed at Olympic Trials in Indianapolis will soon be leaving for Paris to represent the United States. Among them is Luke Whitlock, a Florida commit, from Noblesville, Indian...

Coaches Corner: Why Are Swimmers Now Able to Produce More Consistently Fast Performances Throughout the Year? In the past, swimmers tended to produce fast times only once or twice per year. Now, we are seeing consistently swift performances across the calendar. Why? In this Coaches Corner, several c...

Coaches Corner: How to Promote Improvement in Starts With Young Swimmers In this next edition of Coaches Corner, featuring author, coach and regular Swimming World contributor Andrew Sheaff, the start is the focus of the segment. The start obviously sets the tone for an athlete’s race, and Sheaff sp...

New Jobs Posted on Swimming World's Job Board! You'll find positions for head coaches, summer camp instructors and counselors, lifeguarding, administration, and more on our Job Board! Do you have an open position in aquatics? If your organization has an open position related to swimming, diving, wat...

Coaches Corner: Improving Breaststroke Timing With Simple Drills Achieving proper breaststroke timing can be a difficult skill to master, especially when athletes are new to the stroke. However, there are several drills and approaches that can be followed to support athletes in their quest to improv...

Every swimmer loves a good power workout. What is better than a practice full of short reps, lots of rest and a whole lot of speed? Power practices are designed for swimmers to not only train fast, but can be accomplished while wearing resistance gear. Resistance training and speed are the two bigge...

Motivational Monday: Evaluating Your Recently Completed Season; How to Learn Ah, yes. The offseason. For many athletes, this time of year could mean multiple months without organized training. For swimmers, however, the offseason picture is painted much differently. Upon the conclusion of the short ...

Announcing the launch of Swimming World's brand new Job Board! Here you'll find positions for head coaches, summer camp instructors and counselors, lifeguarding, administration, and more! Do you have an open position in aquatics? If your organization has an open position related to swimming, diving,...

What Makes a GREAT Coach? An Athlete and Coach Perspective The best coaches are people who are influential, motivational, supportive, caring, positive and willing to help their athletes. Many mentors might display some of these qualities, but it takes someone special to represent them all. Great coa...

Swimmers' Path to Personal Wellness with 21 Body Care Strategies Swimming is a sport that demands dedication from its athletes. It's not uncommon for swimmers to wake up before dawn and jump into a cold pool as part of their daily routine. Weekends are often spent at competitions, where athletes pus...

Junior Swimmer: Advice for Swim Parents From Those Who've Been There For generations, athletes in the sport of swimming have had the opportunity to learn from one another. Maybe they picked up technical tips from a teammate, or followed in the path of an individual who was a team leader. Meanwhile, ...

New Audio Version of Eddie Reese Book Available For Purchase (Links in Article) Last week, legendary coach Eddie Reese guided the University of Texas at the NCAA Men's Championships for the final time, leading the Longhorns to a seventh-place finish in the team standings. Additionally, Luke Hobson c...

Special Sets: The Training That Made Katie Hoff a World Champion and World-Record Holder Today’s question: Besides being swimmers, what do Allison Schmitt, Katie Ledecky and Ariana Kukors have in common? Answer: They all possess current American records once held by U.S. 400 IM (LC) record holder Ka...

How Training Has Changed Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic Four years removed from the worldwide shutdown due to COVID-19, aquatics has re-established a rhythm of training and championships. Paris beckons the world for a second Olympics since, and coaches have resumed mentoring their charges ...

Fun and Effective Kickboard Exercises to Enhance your Swimming Kickboard exercises are a fun way to improve your swimming skills, as well as your strength and endurance in the water as a whole. At first glance, swimmers may get the impression that the only way to use kickboards is for traditional ki...

Special Sets: The Training That Guided Virginia's Jasmine Nocentini to NCAA Stardom The women’s NCAA championships are over. The University of Virginia won its fourth straight title in dominant fashion, renewing the ongoing discussion of a dynasty. Carol Capitani’s Longhorns finished second again an...

Tech Tuesday: Why a Smart Phone Can Be a Highly Beneficial Coaching Tool Depending on the item, some technology is more readily available to coaches than others. However, all coaches have access to a Smart Phone, and in this week's edition of Tech Tuesday, coach Andrew Sheaff discusses some of the a...

Amanda Weir Still Owns 11-12 NAG in 50-Yard Freestyle; The Training That Produced This Success I first saw a picture of Amanda Weir in 1998. It was in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd, which was celebrating her for setting an NAG record in the 50-yard freestyle – a record that still stands to...

Tech Tuesday: The Benefits of Video Analysis for Swimmers In many sports like football, basketball, and even water polo, watching film or doing video review is not uncommon. Sports like these record games and plays, which provide valuable insights into both an athlete's own performance and that of t...