5 Essential Core Exercises to Improve Your Swim
Author: Tim Crowley It is widely accepted that core training is essential to swimming performance and efficiency. In most sports, athletes have their feet anchored on the ground, making power transfer from the ground up easy to train. In contrast, the swimmer is in a fluid medium where the core controls and coordinates movements from […]
Read More »5 Warm-up Exercises to Try Before Your Next Swim
Author: Coach Dan Daly What is a good warm-up, and why is it so important for optimizing function and athletic performance? A good warm-up does five important things: It warms up the body’s systems and increases the blood flow to the muscles; It will tap into your available range of motion and mobility; Warm-ups primes […]
Read More »How a Champion Swimmer Optimizes Time for Better Results
•Author: Jerry Frentsos Time. What does it mean to you? Depending on the person, it’s a word with various definitions and connotations. So let’s take a look at what the dictionary has to say about time. Time, noun, the indefinite progression of existence and events from the past to the present into the future, is […]
Read More »Swim-specific Training At Home For Time-Crunched Athletes
Are you a swimmer or triathlete who is extremely busy? Do you sometimes find it difficult to get to a pool or the open water for your swim training? If so, take heart because you are not alone! Expert swim coaches and elite athletes know that consistent, quality swim-specific training is critical to successful progression […]
Read More »How To Improve Swim Power, Strength, and Endurance
Vasa Lane 9 dryland swim training workout series with Coach Dan Daly Details on how to do the workouts: This workout listed below includes three distinct circuits—one for Power, one for Strength, and one for Endurance. You can do all three circuits in one longer workout or one or two circuits in one shorter workout. […]
Read More »Six Essential Exercises for Swimmers and Triathletes
Author: Tim Crowley When triathletes and open water swimmers think of Vasa, for many, it’s the Vasa SwimErg product that comes to mind. In 1990, Rob Sleamaker invented the Vasa Trainer Pro model and unveiled it to swimming coaches at the ASCA World Clinic. It quickly became a “must-have” training tool for swim coaches worldwide. […]
Read More »Dryland for Swimmers
This article is Part 2 of 2 about the importance of dryland for swimmers, featuring Tim Crowley and Dan Daly, among the World’s most respected coaches; we are privileged that they are a vital part of the Vasa community. Read their answers to key questions important for every swimmer, swim coach, and triathlete. Vasa: Do […]
Read More »The Importance of Dryland Training for Swimmers
This article is Part 1 of 2 about the importance of dryland training for swimmers, featuring Tim Crowley and Dan Daly, among the World’s most respected coaches; we are privileged that they are a vital part of the Vasa community. Read their answers to key questions important for every swimmer, swim coach, and triathlete. Vasa: […]
Read More »The Unstoppable Paralympian on Overcoming Adversity
Vasa Exclusive Interview: The Unstoppable Paralympian – Part 2 Vasa had the privilege of interviewing Elite Paratriathlete and Sports Psychologist Chris Hammer, Ph.D. He recently became the first challenged athlete in history to earn his USA Triathlon elite license, allowing him to compete in professional fields against the elite able-bodied competition. Chris is preparing for […]
Read More »How Mental Toughness Helps Athletes Overcome Adversity
Vasa Exclusive Interview: The Unstoppable Paralympian on Mental Toughness – Part 1 Vasa had the privilege of interviewing Elite Paratriathlete and Sports Psychologist Chris Hammer, Ph.D. He recently became the first challenged athlete in history to earn his USA Triathlon elite license, allowing him to compete in professional fields against the elite able-bodied competition. […]
Read More »Ask the Coach How to Swim Stronger, Better, Faster -Part 4
This is part 4 in a series of blog posts where we ask important questions to successful coaches in the Vasa community. Here are their answers to an important question: What are the typical fears triathletes and swimmers face when swimming in open water? What are three actions they can take to overcome those fears? […]
Read More »What’s the time savings of swim training at home?
Part 2: How I justified my decision to get a Vasa Trainer Pro to my spouse! (This article is hypothetical and based on stories from many “Jack & Jill Vasa athletes.) As described in Part 1 of this series, I have loved swimming since starting summer swim league at age six and have been competitive […]
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