How to Swim Faster, Freestyle Swimming: Part 1 – Hand Placement
Technique Video Series for Faster Freestyle Swimming (part 1 of 5) Learn how to swim faster freestyle with improved technique, efficiency, power and endurance from Masters Swimming World Record Holder and coach, Karlyn Pipes. In this no-nonsense swim clinic, Coach Pipes demonstrates five essential elements for faster freestyle swimming. Her techniques are demonstrated using high-quality […]
Read More »Q&A with swim and tri coach Martin Hill
Martin Hill is a British Triathlon Federation (BTF) Level 3 Coach and a Certified Swim Smooth Coach. He has more than 20 years of experience coaching age-groupers through World Championship level athletes at all distances. Based in Spain and the Head Coach at Triathlon Training Spain, he enjoys coaching athletes of all levels at […]
Read More »Why the SwimErg is more effective than stretch cords
One of the most common questions we receive from athletes is this: “Can stretch cords or bands be as effective as swim training on the Vasa SwimErg?” While stretch cords and bands can be used for a limited set of prehab, rehab, and stroke exercises, the Vasa SwimErg offers athletes far more swim training options […]
Read More »Coaching the Triathlon Swim: Training a busy Doctor for Ironman. Part 2.
In Part 1, we interviewed Ironman competitor Ian Kurth, MD, who did nearly all of his 2016 triathlon swim training at home with his Vasa SwimErg indoor swim trainer. His excellent race results and his personal story are informative and very inspirational. Ian received remote swim coaching for using the Vasa SwimErg from Coach Eric […]
Read More »Ironman Triathlon Swim Training: How a busy Doctor gets it done. Part 1.
Ironman competitor Ian Kurth, MD did nearly all his triathlon swim training at home with his Vasa SwimErg indoor swim trainer. His excellent race results and his personal story are informative and very inspirational. In 2016, Ian received remote swim coaching for using the Vasa SwimErg from Coach Eric Neilsen. Their approach to triathlon swim […]
Read More »10 Questions for Ben Greenfield
Vasa’s founder & CEO, Rob Sleamaker, recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Greenfield. Ben is a coach, author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training“, speaker and the owner of GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com. He is also a highly respected endurance athlete. Ben Greenfield’s balanced approach to fitness, nutrition, and health comes from his extensive experience in […]
Read More »Coach Keith Watson shares key workouts for the Vasa SwimErg
It’s very fulfilling to learn about the successes of athletes and coaches resulting from training with Vasa products. After all, it is our mission to design and produce premium quality training equipment & support that improves athletic performance, functional fitness, and injury prehab/rehab for our customers worldwide! It’s especially rewarding to learn from our customers, […]
Read More »Setting up your swim stroke for an explosive pull
Matt Kredich, Head Swimming Coach at the University of Tennessee, explains how to set up your stroke for an explosive pull to gain more power in your swimming. Matt often relies on the Vasa Trainer, equipped with the forearm cuffs he innovated, to teach swimmers how to feel this in the water. Matt first […]
Read More »The secret to finding balance between work, family and sports
At times, it feels like your mind is racing as you juggle priorities. Maybe you feel a touch of guilt when one priority becomes ranked higher than the other. Getting in an extra swim after work takes you away from spending time with family, so you contemplate using your lunch break to swim. Or you […]
Read More »Announcing our FREE e-book: How to Swim Stronger, Better, & Fearless
Sometimes, the most rewarding part of any journey in life is sharing the knowledge gained from the experience. For the last 27 years at Vasa, we’ve had the profound privilege of working with and learning from thousands of outstanding athletes and coaches worldwide. Interestingly, we’ve found that many of these accomplished athletes and coaches have […]
Read More »It takes a village – Olympic Trials, Training, Teamwork
It’s July 1 and I am standing at the Vasa booth in the AquaZone at the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. There’s a long line of swimmers & parents waiting their turn to challenge themselves at our activity. A swimmer’s Dad and I are chatting and he asks, “is this your first Olympic Trials?” […]
Read More »Preventing Swimmer’s Shoulder
It is inevitable that injuries occur in sports. If you are a swimmer or triathlete, chances are you or someone you know has experienced shoulder pain or injury at some point in your swimming life. Many injuries are caused by lack of mobility and / or muscle imbalances that have developed over time. Some muscle […]
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