In this Freestyle swimming technique training video, Karlyn Pipes demonstrates the essential techniques needed for developing an efficient, powerful Freestyle swim with the Vasa Swim Ergometer swim training system. Coach Pipes shows how to perform a proper, powerful body rotation…
To excel in swimming, you need what I call “three-dimensional control in the water in all planes.” So, TRX training is amazing. Do that twice a week. I also want to comment on the myth that the inability to rotate…
It’s not about being superhuman. It’s not about squeezing every second out of every day. It’s about being realistic and honest with yourself. I mean really, deadly honest. When I had my kids, it was a 7-year-period that I actually…
Learn what it takes to be an Open Water swimming champion and Olympian by following Alex Meyer through a typical day of training as he prepares physically and mentally to compete with the world’s best swimmers. How Bad Do You…
Interview with Washington & Jefferson College Swim Team Head Coach Mike Orstein. Mike Orstein is no stranger to the world of aquatics, a sport that he has been a part of his entire life. His 447-187-2 record at W&J makes…
How do you evaluate your athletes on the Vasa Swim Ergometer in regard to: technique, endurance, power output, stroke rate, and general improvement? Coach Al Lyman explains how he uses the Vasa Swim Ergometer himself, and with his athletes, to…
Does the lack of a rotating bench on a Vasa Trainer or Vasa Swim Ergometer limit your ability to learn proper rotation in the water? A lot of swimmers have way too much rotation in their stroke. Rotation and roll…
We collaborated with Coach Karlyn Pipes to create an exciting online swim clinic – How to Improve Freestyle Swimming In Five Easy Steps for swimmers, swim coaches, and triathletes to benefit from her highly effective method of teaching better swim techniques.…
Triathlon and mulit-sport coach Al Lyman explains that while stretch cords can be used for a limited set of prehab, rehab, and stroke exercises, the Vasa Swim Ergometer offers athletes far more options and benefits. The Vasa Swim Ergometer allows…
World Masters Swimmer of the Year, Karlyn Pipes talks about using the Vasa Swim Ergometer as a substitute for the pool. When time and logistics make it difficult to getting to a pool to swim, you can use the Vasa…
This complete freestyle workout with Coach Al Lyman utilizes the Vasa Swim Ergometer, dumbbells, a power wheel and a resistance band/stretch cord to give you a time-saving workout in about 10 minutes. This conditioning workout addresses core strength, upper body…
Coach Richard Shoulberg presents suggested workouts for all swim strokes for distance swimmers, middle distance swimmers, and sprinters on the Vasa Trainer. These pool-deck workouts focus on stroke technique, negative resistance (eccentric motion) and recovery motions as the Vasa Trainer…
