Prevent and Treat Common Swimming Injuries | Endurance Sports Medicine

With upwards of a million people swimming for fitness and recreation each year, there are bound to be a few injuries that come along with the sport.

Beginner's Guide to Swimming: 7 Essential Tips for New Swimmers

Swimming is a total body workout and a great respite from the daily damage running and jumping can do to your body. Swimming should not be confused with an

Beginner Triathlon Swim Training Plan: Sprint, Olympic & 70.3

One common question asked among new triathletes is what type of swimming workouts should I do? This article provides a sample swim training plan for three

Enhance Your Swim: 4 Techniques for Triathlon Success

This time of year is when many triathletes are either winding down their offseason or ramping up their base period. The early base period often includes a

Wetsuits: Your Essential Guide for Swimmers and Triathletes

Unless all your races are going to take place in tropical waters, such as in Hawaii, then a wetsuit is an essential piece of race equipment. This holds tru

Pace Clocks for Swimmers: Enhance Your Training & Performance

You have seen them hanging on walls, placed on the deck at either end of the pool: large, small, old-school analog and fancy digital—they are called

Master the Triathlon Swim: 5 Proven Secrets for Success

Many triathletes start race day by saying to themselves, If I can just get through the swim, Ill be OK. Is that you? For many amateur triathletes, the tr

Surfing for Wellness: How Ocean Therapy Boosts Energy and Mood

The waves were flat at Ocean Beach, but Brian Bennett paddled out anyway. For Bennett, a surfer of 20 years, it didnt matter that he might not catch a sing

Master Freestyle: Debunking 3 Common Triathlete Myths

Triathletes have many challenges; dealing with misinformation should not be one of them. While there are numerous misconceptions about freestyle swimming t

Open Water Swimming: Essential Tips for Beginners

If youre lucky enough to live near the ocean or a lake, chances are theres a group of people using these bodies of water as their gym. Building up swimming

Triathlon Swim Navigation: Essential Tips for Open Water Success

No matter your swim speed, one crucial element to the swim portion of a triathlon is navigation. Swimming the shortest route requires attention to the co

Cold Water Acclimation: Understanding Heat Loss & Adaptation

Body heat loss in cold water, for a non-exercising body, is two to four times greater than the heat loss in cold air at the same temperature. When you exer

Mastering the Triathlon Swim Start: 3 Steps to Calm & Confidence

The swim start can be a pretty scary part of any triathlon and with good reason. If youre like most triathletes then your swim training is primarily focuse

Improve Your Freestyle: 3 Drills to Reduce Drag & Enhance Technique

Have you ever watched yourself swim freestyle on film? Video analysis is all the rage these days, and for good reason: When you slow down your stroke, you

Prevent Swimming Injuries with These 4 Yoga Poses

Swimming allows you to feel weightless in the water. Your senses withdraw inward as the outside noise is dulled into the background. The breath deepens and

Master Open Water Swimming: 6 Techniques for Success

Open water swimming can present more challenges than just a regular swim in the pool. Its important to modify your technique and training to help you work

Open Water Swimming Drills: Improve Comfort & Breathing

If you race triathlon long enough, there will come a time during an open water swim when you will need to stop. It might be due to goggles leaking, crowdin

John Wooden's Pyramid of Success for Open Water Swimming

John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, is a great educator who created one of the most profound definitions of success: the Pyramid of Success.

Mastering Open Water Drafting: Techniques & Strategy

Cyclists, race car drivers and open water swimmers all know the benefits of drafting and positioning. As swimmers take off in an open water race or triat

Optimal Breathing Techniques for Runners: Improve Performance & Stamina

Many runners experience shortness of breath. Its not a bad thing. In fact, its supposed to happen in certain circumstances, most commonly if youre running