I had the opportunity to swim with the SwiMP3 for the first time last weekend.  I was doing my usual open water swim practice but there was one big difference…I had music!  While swimming endless laps in high school and college, my teammates and I talked about how nice it would be to have music [...]

Take a look at the average drop-off for the top male and female athletes in the 100 Butterfly. Now take a look at the 100 Backstroke drop-off from last week. At this point you have probably realized that the average drop-off for each of these races is very different! Splitting your races correctly will vary [...]

There is a big fundamental difference between open water swimming and pool swimming and it involves not being able to push off a wall in large bodies of water.  If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to train in a 50 meter pool, then you are probably only able to actually swim “long” [...]

Learning how to correctly pace your effort level throughout a race is one of the most important elements of any race strategy. Whether it is a 100m sprint or a much longer marathon race like Crossing Lake Tahoe, controlling your energy is vital. Coaches often give their athletes effort levels to try to swim at [...]

I have spent most of my life in the pool. For this reason I have had about 20 years to develop a good stroke, but I am still trying to make changes and become a more efficient swimmer. For most triathletes this is not the norm. Most come from a non-aquatic background and you are [...]

We will be introducing cheaper international shipping for our online store with immediate effect. Registered airmail by Singpost will have a delivery time of 7 – 21 days depending on the destination. It will also be trackable online for selected destination. Here are the new shipping charges: 0.25kg – S$12 0.5kg – S$20 1kg – S$40 1.5kg [...]

Dear SCTAS members,   We would like to warmly invite you to attend A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE-Coaches Workshop on: 1. Dry land Training for swimming 2. Strength and Flexibility Training for swimmers 3. The Construction of Butterfly stroke from start to finish   by World Renowned Coach Rohan Taylor and his World Class Swimmer, Leisel [...]

As you probably already know, rotation is a key component for long-axis strokes, Freestyle and Backstroke. However, did you know the rolling of the hips is as equally important in Breaststroke and Butterfly? I have commented on the advantage of maintaining high hips on breaststroke in previous posts. The core is used to drive the [...]