If you are ready to swim fast this racing season, crush some PBs in the pool, and ace those gold medals and qualifying times then suit up, because today we’ll be looking at one of the most popular racing suits currently on the market, namely the TYR Venzo tech suit. TYR is one of the …
If you are a swimmer you’ve probably heard the term “tech suit” being thrown around at your local swimming meets, you’ve most likely also seen a few of these suits- and maybe even their expensive price tags. But exactly what are tech suits? What do they do? And do they really work? In today’s article, …
The sport of swimming contains a lot of strange terms and jargon which some elite-level swimmers don’t even fully understand. One of the most confusing aspects is perhaps the mile swim. Although it may seem simple enough there is actually quite a bit of confusion regarding the mile swim as your typical swimming mile isn’t …
It’s no secret that tech suits can enhance your swimming performance in the pool. With entire teams of engineers and researchers behind the manufacturing of these technical swimming suits the technology- and speed- is only improving. Picking the right tech suit is an important part of being prepared for your next big swimming competition as …
It’s a common phenomenon among competitive swimmers to shave their bodies before big swimming competitions and as strange as it may sound to your average non-swimmer, it’s considered completely normal among these aquatic athletes. So with that said, you are probably wondering why do swimmers shave? Or maybe you are a swimmer yourself and you …
Swimmers are widely known as some of the tallest athletes on the planet and it is no secret either that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. Swimming helps to build up cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone and can burn off a ton of calories. But the question remains- does swimming make you taller? …
One sure way to strike fear into the hearts of your competitors is by walking out on the pool deck with big and strong arms. That said, this is probably not the main reason you want to incorporate arm exercises into your swimming dryland routine, but definitely is a nice bonus! Arm exercises are a …
You may be able to run a mile or cycle 5 without much effort, but when it comes to the pool it’s a whole different ball game and you may feel tired after swimming a mere 50 meters. Or you might not be fit at all in which case it’ll be even harder for you. …
Butterfly races are usually some of the most dreaded events among competitive swimmers. That, however, shouldn’t be the case, and is why in this article we’ll be taking a look at how to swim the 100 fly so that you can step up onto the starting blocks feeling confident and ready to swim fast. We’ll …
Chances are you have probably heard about many of the benefits of swimming. Some of the popular ones include- a low impact workout, increased muscle mass, better aerobic fitness, endurance, and stamina as well as a highly effective way to burn calories and trim down on some body fat. All of this sounds great but …
