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…
Courtesy of Julia Galan. This article is the second in a series of three on shallow water blackout that we will publish to raise awareness of the issue and help prevent further tragedies from occurring. If you haven’t already please…
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…
Coach Pipes shows how to perform a proper, powerful body rotation in Freestyle, similar to that used by the best swimmers and top triathletes. In this Freestyle swimming technique training video, Karlyn Pipes demonstrates the essential techniques needed for developing…
At the 2014 ASCA World Clinic in Jacksonville, University of Tennessee Head Coach Matt Kredich presented how he uses Vasa Trainers and Vasa Swim Ergs to teach critical skills on land. Matt first started using Vasa Trainers in 1991 while…
‘Why’ interview with Multi-Sport Coach Eric Neilsen Why do you do what you do? What gets you out of bed in the morning? When I was younger, I was athletic but overweight. I wanted to do sports, but being overweight, I…
Paterson Credits Vasa Swim Ergometer for her Improvements in Swimming ESSEX JUNCTION, VT – April 29, 2014 – In 2010, a full 18 months before she won the first of her three off-road triathlon world championships, Lesley Paterson was looking…
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…
Step-by-step progressions to obtain efficient swim stroke mechanics and improve swim technique Vasa had the pleasure of hosting Level 4 ASCA and multisport Coach Eric Neilsen at our headquarters earlier this year to learn more about his coaching style, and…
This blog entry represents the time period between 1/3/13 and 2/18/13 in the training log of David Nijhawan. I am an average Joe. I am an average Joe. Nothing more, nothing less. I maintain a rigorous work schedule, drink beer, eat…
Check out this blog post by Pursuit Athletic Performance. We particularly like Tool #4! What are some training tools you can’t live without?
Swimming in the water? Visualize your best Erg strokes for maximum power and efficiency. Here’s an unedited comment sent in by 2012 Olympic Open Water Swimmer, Alex Meyer: “I was swimming a hard set the other day and felt my…
