Improve Your Dive Start Technique: Overcoming Knee Flexion

QuestionI swim at high school level, and I need help with my dive. Whenever I do a dive start for swimming, my knees bend back towards my rear. I try to ke

Beginner Scuba Diving Tips & Troubleshooting - 4 Lessons In

QuestionQUESTION: I just started diving a little bit ago and are only 4 lessons in. I dive on a 1 meter. I was wondering, do you have any starting advice?

Learning Front Crawl: Tips for Beginner Swimmers

QuestionHi and thanks for taking my question. I have worn out and injured my legs because I used to run frequently for cardio workouts. Now I cant even ru

Swimmer Physical Attributes: Are You Built for Competitive Swimming?

Questionhi, my question is about the ideal physical attributes of a swimmer. i am 19 62 and have long arms, long legs and a not so big torso, do you think

Becoming a Professional Swimmer at 28: Is It Possible?

QuestionHi I am 28 years old deaf fella who took up swimming seriously year ago, I was so inspired by swimmers at olympics so I just join swimming club mon

Mastering the Butterfly Stroke: Tips for High School Swimmers

QuestionHi. I am on my high schools varsity swim team(they dont have a freshman or JV team). I am a freshman, and before the high school team i have been s

Optimal Swim Training Gear for Competitive Swimmers

QuestionQUESTION: Hi I am. Currently training to be a  competitive swimmer and I train once a week with a coach and the rest of the week I train sol

Effective Tapering Strategies for Swimmers Before Meets

QuestionWe will be practicing about 5000yd afternoon and 2000 yd morning workouts for 30 days at the beginning of the season.  I would like to do a 7

Improve Swimming Speed & Technique: A Guide for Fitness Enthusiasts

QuestionHi my main problem is swimming fitness - although I am fit man which dry workout fitness was excellent but I struggled swimming abit cos my fitness

Tapering for Swimmers: Understanding Effective Rest Strategies

QuestionYour last answers said a 7 day taper will not work after only 30 days of training....and you recommended that I rest the swimmers instead a week be

Is 12 Hours of Swimming Training Per Week Too Much for a 12-Year-Old?

Questionhi my daughter was 12 yesterday,she trains 2 hours in the evening 5 days a week and 1 and a half hours int the morning 4 times a week.is it too muc

Post-Dive Postnasal Drip: Causes, Relief, and Prevention

QuestionThank you for your time. I started swimming one year ago at an indoor pool. I have given myself most improved swimmer award! (Learning to breath ev

Deep End Swimming Confidence: Mastering Water Comfort Without Treading

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Im an adult whos been learning how to swim, had some  lessons (which are now finished) and it went well, I can do back-stroke/fr

BSA Lifeguard Certification: Red Cross Compatibility & Renewal

QuestionHey Max! I am a certified lifeguard with the Boy Scouts of America.  My proper certification is BSA Lifeguard.   I was wondering ho

Troubleshooting Competitive Swimming Plateaus in Teen Swimmers

QuestionQUESTION: My daughter is an almost 13yr old who has been swimming competitively for approximately 3 years. She has been making consistent strides o

Inner Ear Infection & Swimming: Safety & Recovery Advice

QuestionI am 69 years old and for the last three months, have been swimming 3 times a week for aprox 1 hour each session.I have just been diagnosed with in

Kickboard Technique & Lack of Propulsion: Troubleshooting for Young Swimmers

QuestionThank you for your time. I have a 11yr old - 1st year on school swim team, she is the slowest swimmer but can swim.  When using the kickboard

Optimal Swimming Schedule for 9-Year-Olds: Club vs. Other Activities

QuestionHi there. I have a nine-year-old daughter who is in the final minisquad levels of the two swim schools she attends. I have been reluctant to involv

Ear Protection for Divers: Addressing Ear Infections & Diving Safety

QuestionMy son is on high school dive team and just got dealt a bad deal that he is upset about.  Sectionals are coming and he has been diagnosed with

Swimming for Fitness: A Beginner's Guide for 50+

QuestionHi George I am a fifty year old guy.looking for something new to do to keep in shape or at least not get any fatter. I have been jogging and liftin