Triathletes: Why a Focus On Quality Swim Training Builds Confidence and Buries your Fears
Many triathletes struggle with swimming, but these tips will help build the confidence for a stronger, better, faster swim.
Read More »4 Ways Swim-Specific Dryland Training Improves Performance
How do you get better results from your dryland strength training? Here are 4 strategies for success.
Read More »Want a Better Bike & Run? Focus on Quality Swim Training!
If you’re training for a triathlon, you need to focus on quality swim training. Here’s why.
Read More »How to Train for Swimming When You Can’t Get to the Water
Dryland training is a great supplement to pool training, but it requires more than just weight training.
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 »Coach Dan Bullock’s personal success story from the 2015 British Masters National Open Water Swimming Championships
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 first National medal as a Junior. I had recently moved up an age group and […]
Read More »Open Water Olympian Alex Meyer Heading to Knoxville to Train with Tyler Fenwick
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, October 10. In a move that relied on a whole bunch of little connections that made it seem like fate meant for it to happen, open water Olympian Alex Meyer is headed to Knoxville, Tenn. Meyer, who won the 2010 25K open water world title and also topped the 5K this past summer, […]
Read More »Relections on the Open Water Festival and Crippen Cup 10k
April 10-13 I had the pleasure of representing Vasa at the Open Water Festival hosted by the Gulf Coast Swim Club. It was a beautiful venue located at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club in sunny Fort Myers, Florida. This was a welcomed destination coming from Vermont, where we still had snow on the ground! The […]
Read More »Alex Meyer, Champion Open Water Swimmer & 2012 US Olympian: A Day in the Life Video & Interview
Vasa is proud to have supported Alex Meyer. It’s an honor to be associated with an athlete who exhibits tremendous character in and out of the sport. We invite you to watch this video as Alex pursued his dream of achieving success at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. 1. What’s it like to […]
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