24:00   The day before your event, try to wake up at roughly the same time that you plan on being up on race day. This lets you do a practice run of your plan for the following day. The goal is [...]

About the Authors: Markus Rogan won two Olympic medals and broke two world records during his swimming career.  He carried the flag for Austria at the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games [...]

About the Author: Larsen Jensen, a two-time Olympian and former US Navy SEAL, is best known for his incredibly positive and unshakable mindset. He carries the lessons he learned over a lifetime [...]

We asked a few Olympians when they have laughed the hardest during practice. Their answers: Julia Smit 2008 Olympian  “My first week at Stanford we did this relay after practice. At one end of [...]

Partnering with Multiple Sclerosis Swim for MS is the national fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), providing a fun and easy way for swimmers of all ages and skill [...]

By: Jayme Deerwester, FitterandFaster.com When it comes to putting a fright into swimmers, zombies and ghosts have nothing on these terrors: 1.  Your first 200 fly or 400 IM race. Practicing the [...]

By: Fitter and Faster Staff The Value of Attending Multiple Clinics Swimmers throughout the United States are attending multiple swim clinics annually.  We had the opportunity to catch up with [...]

About the Author: Kim Brackin–former Fitter and Faster Swim Tour Coaching Consultant and founder of Brackin Elite Swim Training–has coached swimmers from the ground up. She was the [...]

About the Author: Chelsea White was a former USA Swimming Communications Intern. (Article re-printed with exclusive permission from USA Swimming) Using Video as a Tool to Improve When it comes to [...]