Coaches Education

Grass Roots to LA28: A Panel Discussion Featuring Some of the World's Greatest Coaches (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQjjxcKGLoc The Eastern States Clinic, which made its annual visit to the Philadelphia area in late September, featured some of the most notable coaching names in the sport....

Dryland Mania: Out-of-the-Pool Drills to Help You Succeed in the Water “Coming to practice is only part of being a great swimmer.” Those were the words my coach always used to tell me. Sure, swim Practice represents the best opportunity for a swimmer to get better. Through building strength and spee...

5 Signs a Swimmer Has Taken Ownership of Their Sport (Archive) By Brad Jones One common trait that you will consistently see in successful senior level swimmers is that they have complete ownership of their swimming. Over my years of working with high school kids on the Bellingham Bay Swim Team, I’v...

Swim Like A. Fish: How to Maximize Butterfly Breakouts (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erjXI7lhqgY What is one way to cut time in the butterfly events? Maximize your breakout. In the latest video by Abbie Fish, a Swimming World partner who travels the world providing coaching advice, the but...

Q&A with Coach Gary Taylor: Guiding Age-Group Star Thomas Heilman With Thomas Heilman set to race at Speedo Juniors East, Swimming World is running this piece from the archive that includes discussion of Heilman's training under the watch of coach Gary Taylor. A seasoned college and club coach, Cava...

The Complete Swimmer: Event Specialization and the Case for Varied Training By MICHAEL J. STOTT We’ve all seen it—an age group phenom who dominates a particular stroke and claims it as his or her own. “Athletes will often self-identify their primary events. Those are dictated by genetics, attention ...

The Changing College Landscape: How Coaches Are Counseling Recruits Let’s start by agreeing it is currently a crazy world for college swimming. True story: Last fall, an all-state Mid-Atlantic swimmer decommitted from Boston College following revelations of misconduct in its men’s program. After car...

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive (Thanksgiving Tradition) Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitabl...

Special Sets: At Eagle Aquatics, Penelope Lopez-Casula is Latest Rising Star for Coach Adam Madarassy Adam Madarassy, a 2008 Olympian for Hungary and NCAA scorer for the University of Louisville, has since shown his chops as a swim coach. He is owner, founder and head coach at Eagle Aquatics in Miam...

How To Swim the 100 Breaststroke: Breaking Down Swimming's Most Perplexing Race What makes a great 100 breaststroker? Many would point to a dominant kick, gliding them through the water. Others would point to a strong stroke, using their upper body to push forward with efficiency. Some might even po...

How to Support A Swimmer After A Poor Race (Coaches' Examples Included) By Abby Boone, Swimming World College Intern Every swimmer has come to the wall at the end of a race and been unhappy with their swim. Whether they are sad or mad, whether there are tears or frustration, each swimmer turns to th...

Swim Like A. Fish: Understanding Hand Depth for Speed and Efficiency in Breaststroke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rCB41Uc00 In Swimming World's latest partnership with coach Abbie Fish and their program, Swim Like A. Fish, a video is presented to help coaches and athletes better understand the ...

Motivational Monday: Positive Affirmations for Swimmers Breathe in, breathe out. The moment has arrived. All swimmers know the feeling of having a big race in front of them. You stand behind the blocks, anxiously adjusting your cap and goggles. You count down the heats in front of you until it’s fin...

Coaching Corner: Practicing with Closed Hands to Improve Turns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBljABPTEo In this video focused on turns, Swimming World contributor and coach Andrew Sheaff recommends an approach to help swimmers get through their turns faster, a skill that certainly leads to faster...

Special Sets: The Training of United States Olympian and Distance Ace Luke Whitlock Forty six of the more than 1000-plus pool swimmers who competed at Olympic Trials in Indianapolis represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Paris. Among them was Luke Whitlock, a Florida freshman, from No...

Swim Like A. Fish: 3 Cues to Produce Great Crossover Turns During their competitive days at the University of Georgia, Abbie Fish was an NCAA qualifier and Southeastern Conference (SEC) finalist on multiple occasions. These days, Fish operates Swim Like A. Fish, where their coaching tips, videos and...

A Look and Breakdown Of the Legendary 100 x 100s Set Of Mike Bruner About eight months before he set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly (1:59.23) and won a second gold medal in the 800 freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympics, Mike Bruner completed an aquatic first - swimming 10,000 yards in unde...

Tracking Food: Where My Protein Comes From - Source and Location Over the summer, I began seriously tracking the food I eat. As my junior year of college concluded, I realized  my athletic career was rapidly approaching its inevitable end. With that realization came a determination to get serious ab...

Special Sets: The Work of Fast-Rising Teen Stella Canoles of Orinda Aquatics (Sample Workouts Included) By MICHAEL J. STOTT Stella Canoles: Meet “TR” (The Rocket) Every coach treasures a special talent. Orinda Aquatics coach Don Heidary has one in Stella Canoles, a freestyle/butterfly/IM specialist ...

How They Train: Texas A&M Early-Season Sets By MICHAEL J. STOTT In this edition of How They Train, Swimming World takes a look at some of the workouts put together at Texas A&M. The piece is complemented by commentary from several of the program's top performers, who weigh in on how the program look...