As a coach and a competitive swimmer, I had always been familiar with the Vasa brand name, whose products are to be found on pool decks across the United States and around the world. And yet I had never had…
As I write this blog post, I’m finding it hard to believe that my three-month review of the Vasa Swim Ergometer is almost at an end! The time has really passed quickly. I have had a great experience familiarizing myself…
Why people (and companies) do what they do tells the story of who they are and what they stand for. Every day at Vasa, we receive incredible success stories from our customers who are doing extraordinary things. These stories…
A Vasa Ambassador Interview with Swimmergy’s Roderick Hart and Andy White. By Julia Galan When UK-based open water swimming coach Roderick Hart decided to include a dry land component to his swimming sessions, he had no idea that, in just…
Happy New Year to all my readers! Hope everyone has had a great holiday. Pool schedules may have been on hold for the last two weeks, but I’ve still been keeping up on using the Swim Ergometer. Vasa emphasizes the…
In August, my neighbor friend’s son tragically died while spearfishing. The cause? Shallow Water Blackout. Before this tragedy, I had never heard of Shallow Water Blackout (SWB). Soon after, I learned that blacking out happens in competitive swimming somewhat regularly, though not always resulting in death…
One of the main features of the Vasa Swim Ergometer is the Power Meter located at the front of the machine and I thought I would devote this week’s blog post to sharing all of the features it has and…
Two of the most essential elements of a fast, efficient Freestyle stroke are the High Elbow Catch (a.k.a. Early Vertical Forearm or EVF) and connecting the stroke with proper body rotation. For many, it’s not always a simple matter to…
As a coach and a competitive swimmer, I had always been familiar with the Vasa brand name, whose products are to be found on pool decks across the United States and around the world. And yet I had never had…
Two more weeks have passed since I tested out how my workout performance in the pool is affected by the Vasa Swim Ergometer. As you may recall from my previous blog, there were some points I needed to work on…
It has now been about two weeks since I wrote my last entry – and two weeks of using the Vasa Swim Ergometer on a daily basis. I’ve chosen to maintain the same pool workouts that I would normally do…
Now that I have the Vasa Swim Ergometer assembled, it’s time to get to work. I’m excited to begin this journey, and I think it will be an interesting one. Like I said in my previous review, this will be…
