Workout Wednesday

Hello everyone! I would like to start off by sharing some news about some changes coming to my schedule with my blog postings. Due to some changes in my life, I’m going to be decreasing the number of posts that I make, starting with this week. I will only be making one scheduled post a …

Mental Health Monday Check-In

Hello friends! I hope that this post finds you in good health and spirits. Just know, this post will have absolutely nothing to do with swimming, but will have everything to do with your general well-being. A lot of my posts have been about different things you can do to improve your mental performance which …

Practicing Early Vertical Forearm Out of the Water

One of the key components to good technique is an early vertical forearm catch, or EVF. A mistake seen in all levels of swimming is that they drop their elbows when their hands enter the water. This is a big no-no as it places a lot of stress on the shoulders which can lead to …

Yoga for Swimmers

Throughout this entire quarantine, I have been posting workouts to help you maintain your strength and technique for when the pools open back up again and we are ready to jump in the water. While these exercises are great, it’s just as important to make sure that we are allowing our bodies to recover. Yoga …

Meditation for Swimmers

As a swimmer, I know how hard it can be to be present and to focus on your sets when you are swimming. Let’s face it: swimming in monotonous. You push off the wall. Stare at a black line. Get to the other wall. Then turn around and do it again. And again. And again. …

Talking to Your Child About Water Safety

With talks of starting to reopen everything, let’s take some time to talk about water safety with our children. As a swim instructor, one of the main things that we touch on in every single level of our swim lessons is safety. Here are the topics that we cover: What number do we call in …

Cardio Without a Pool

Swimming is a great cardio workout but what happens when we can’t get to a pool anymore? Swimmers are now faced with the question of what to do for cardio now. A question made more difficult due to the face that most forms of cardio are a lot harder on the joints than swimming is. …

Self-Care

Hello everyone! Before we get started, I want you to take a deep breath. Then I want you to say out loud, “I am enough and no matter what comes my way, I can handle it and will come out of this stronger than before.” Now if you are quarantined with someone else, I want …

Practicing Arms out of the Water

This week is a mixture of butterfly, backstroke and freestyle and working on how you can continue to practice your skills while out of the pool. Backstroke Arms To get started, lay down on your back with one arm up and the other arm down by your thigh as pictured below. Then, raise the arm …

Lower Body Exercises for Swimmers

We’ve touched on core strength, the upper body, and now it’s time to hit the lower body. It is important for swimmers to have strength in their lower bodies because that’s where a lot of swimmers’ power comes from. The blast from pushing off the blocks off a start, or a powerful push off of …