Swimming is a comprehensive exercise that engages every muscle in your body. Mastering the art of efficient freestyle swimming can lead to quicker times and enhanced endurance without unnecessary fatigue. Whether you’re an elite swimmer aiming to break personal records…
Swimming is a sport that offers a multitude of physical and psychological benefits. It is an essential life skill that provides low-impact exercise that improves cardiovascular health, builds muscle tone, and reduces stress. From competitive swimmers and triathletes to fitness…
Swimming is often celebrated for its full-body engagement. It provides a low-impact cardiovascular workout that tones the muscles, boosts endurance, and enhances flexibility. However, many don’t realize swimming effectively engages and strengthens core muscles. The Anatomy of Core Muscles Before…
Learning how to swim freestyle effectively can be daunting, especially when mastering the art of breathing. Correct breathing techniques are an essential component of efficient swimming and can transform your performance in the water, propelling you closer to your fitness…
By Tim Crowley Butterfly pulling (double-arm pulling) is excellent for developing strength, endurance, and power. Its benefits transfer very well to the pull phase of freestyle, which is a plus for open-water swimmers and triathletes. Most triathletes and adult-learned swimmers…
Author: Keith Watson Why the SwimErg with the PM3 Power Meter and TrainerDay is the only dryland tool to prepare you for the unique demand of triathlon and open-water swimming. Benefits of using a Vasa SwimErg for consistent swim training:…
2012 US Olympian Alex Meyer describes how Vasa training helped his freestyle swimming technique. An epiphany moment “I had this epiphany moment one day during practice where I didn’t feel like I was swimming very well. I imagined myself training…
Two New Books Guide Triathletes, Open Water Swimmers, and SwimRunners to Swim Stronger Better, Faster If you’re looking to boost your triathlon or open water swimming game and you’re like a lot of athletes, you probably need to focus on…
Yards Are Great, But Adding Dryland Workouts To Your Open Water Swim Race Training Adds That Extra Something For many elite open water swimmers—those who compete at the Olympic or FINA World Cup level and race on closed courses—their version…
Open Water Swim Training For Recreational Swimmers & Triathletes Each year, the number of people participating in open water swims and triathlons continues to grow significantly. As more of us embrace new, more adventurous challenges, many of us are getting…
Whether you are an experienced swimmer or an “adult-onset” swimmer, when it comes to open water swimming, everyone needs to practice the same skills to be fully-prepared for racing in the variable conditions of open water. Open water swimming requires…
Note: this story was written by Dan Bullock and submitted to Vasa. On Sunday, August 2nd 2015, the Great Britain National Open Water Swimming championships were held in Sheffield, England. It was held exactly 30 years after I won my…
