Welcome Back! Wooooooo – figured I’d shake off the cobwebs and come at you with a new blog on a TOTALLY DIFFERENT subject: Open Water Swimming. For me, Open Water Swimming is something I’ve ventured more into over the past two years due to COVID-19. I remember being in the middle of the lockdown, thinking, […]
Welcome Back to Part II of our series on the Freestyle Kick! In today’s post, I’m hoping to give you a better overall idea of the Freestyle Kick mechanics – by giving you the 4 Freestyle Kick Secrets – you need to swim FAST. The Freestyle kick itself is nothing to technical, after all – […]
Wait what? Yep, you read that title right. I’ve been stoked to write this series, since I brainstormed it out a few weeks ago. It’s amazing how intricate our bodies are AND how unbelievably connected everything is too. In this series, I plan to explain to you how it is POSSIBLE that our pinky toe can be aiding with […]
In Freestyle, the kick can generate up to 40% of propulsion of the entire stroke! I always tell my clients this when I work with them to help them put into perspective how IMPORTANT the Freestyle Kick is. It doesn’t matter if you’re a long-distance, sprinter, or middle distance Freestyler – your kick determines how […]
Swimming is a very common and fun activity for many families. Millions of people, young and old, wait for the summers to go out and swim at their local pools. Most of them even start refilling and cleaning their personal pools early in the spring to prep for their upcoming pool parties. There is also […]
All – welcome back! Holy cow, it’s been a long time since I wrote a blog. I’ve had a crazy start to 2021, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. I have a ton of thoughts on our next series, but concluded on the missing link in Butterfly as we head into […]
When you have been a swimmer for as long as you can remember, it is hard to imagine a life without swimming and it is even harder to comprehend the amount of change that accompanies athletic retirement. Any life transition isn’t easy to navigate but one that happens so early in life when you are […]
Woof – it has BEEN a minute! What a wild and crazy end to 2020, and interesting start to 2021. I decided to take some time off for the holidays, and step away from my computer. It was a really needed break, but I am happy to be back on the horse. In today’s post, […]
Woof – it almost feels like two lifetimes have passed since I wrote my last blog post. I’m happy to be back at it and ready to bring you all Part II of our series on Crossover Turns! In today’s post, we will be dissecting which TYPE of Crossover Turn is for YOU. If you […]
Nervous Before a Race? You’re Not Alone. What if I told you that even Olympians feel their stomachs turn before stepping behind the blocks? That jittery feeling—those Butterflies—isn’t weakness. It’s race preparation at work. Why does this matter? Because swimmers who learn how to manage pre race anxiety gain a competitive edge. Too much nervous […]
The Crossover Turn has made strides in the last decade of being the ‘Fastest Turn’ out there for the Backstroke to Breaststroke transition. The funny part is this type of turn was a progression from the many different styles of Backstroke Flipturns dated back to the 1970s. Little did I know the rabbit hole I […]
Any competitive swimmer can tell you how demanding the sport can be. It works every single part of your body from head to toe, and especially your core muscles. Not only does swimming stimulate muscle growth in your entire body, but it also works your heart (and burns as many calories) as running. Swimming is […]
