How to Pace a 100m Freestyle: From Beginners to Elite Swimmers
Most swimmers treat the 100m freestyle as a simple proposition: dive in, go as hard as you can, try not to die on the way back. And while it is…
How to Pace a 200m Freestyle: From First Timers to Elite Swimmers
The 200m freestyle is one of the most tactically interesting events in competitive swimming. Go out too hard and you blow up on the back half. Go out too easy…
Is My Child Ready for Competitive Swimming in Cape Town?
It is one of the most common questions I get from parents. Their child loves the water, they are improving every week, and someone at school mentioned a gala. Suddenly…
Swimming Splits: Why every important gala should be providing splits automatically
Background:Every well-run and truly great swimming gala should be equipped with electronic timing systems (ET). These systems are activated by touchpads at the end of each length, ensuring precise and…
Swim Tips: VIDEOS – Push off the wall, Streamline
VIDEOS – Push off the wall, Streamline Streamline Squats Squat to Streamline Squat and Jump Squat, jump, twist
Swim Tips: Streamline underwater
Streamline underwater If I had one Rand for every time I have heard a coach ask a swimmer to streamline, I would be a very rich man. Streamlining is one…