Your One Stop Destination for Everything Aquatic- SwimOutlet is the premier online destination for aquatics apparel and the web’s most popular swim shop. Since its inception, SwimOutlet has expanded into virtually every activity that takes place in and around water, becoming the largest online specialty store for aquatics in North America (and the world). In …
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Whether you are a seasoned competitive swimmer or a novice lap swimmer, chances are that you’ve experienced the all so familiar post-swim fatigue reported by so many swimmers and triathletes after hitting the pool for a good swim workout. As an experienced competitive swimmer myself, I can also testify to this draining fatigue that sets …
Read more6 Reasons Swimming Makes You Tired (& What To Do About It)
Swimming is well known for its many advantages such as being a great all-around workout, burning a ton of calories, being low impact, strengthening your heart and cardiovascular system, and many more. Something less discussed, however, are the disadvantages of swimming- and while there aren’t many- and all of the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages …
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 …
Read moreHow Many Laps Is A Mile In Swimming? (Distance Charts)
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 …
Read moreWhy Swimmers Shave- Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know
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? …
Read moreDoes Swimming Make You Taller? Here’s What Research Says
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. …
Read moreTired After Swimming 50 Meters?- Follow This 5 Step Strategy
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 …
Read moreHow To Swim 100 Fly- Race Strategy, Technique, And Sets
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 …
Whether you are an open water-, competitive-, or recreational swimmer, endurance and stamina is an important aspect ensuring that you are able to train at peak levels all season and swim faster for longer periods of time. Think about it- what does it help you to get out in front of your competition during the …
Read moreEndurance Training For Swimmers: 8 Training Tips For Results
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