How many swim practices should my daughter do?
QUESTION: Hi Gary, My 6 year old daughters are on the local swim club. It is the “seed” program for our local high school. We have not graduated any Olympians, over the years a handful of students have gone on to swim in college, we can place at states but I am not aware of […]
How to Pace 200m and 400m Events?
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I was just wondering how it is best to pace 400m freestyle and also the 200m’s free, back. breast. I am asking because I am a sprint swimmer I often find myself struggling with these distances which I think is probably due to my pacing. Thank You, James ANSWER: Hi James, The most […]
How to Improve my 50m Freestyle Time?
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I am just asking if just say I am already 17yrs old and I am doing a 27.5 for 50m freestyle long course. Is it possible for me to do a 25 sec next year. Just let me know if I’m raising false hopes. Regards Brandon ANSWER: Hi Brandon, The easy answer […]
Why use Fins or Flippers when Swimming?
QUESTION: Hi Gary Can you please explain the reason why you use flippers when training? And is it better with flippers or with out? Anne ANSWER: Hi Anne, There are many reasons why flippers are used in swimming. These can be summarised as follows: Using flippers will improve a swimmers body position and their technique. When […]
Pacing a 100m Freestyle
QUESTION: Hi Gary, My name is Sineth, working as a swimming coach in Sri Lanka. I have, age 13 – 15 years old girls and boys In my squad. Their holding 1:03.00 to 1:07.00 they (PB)100m freestyle times long cause meters.. My goal is to swim under 58:00 to 1:00.00 for them. I was planning […]
ADHD and Swimming Improvement
Hi, This year my son’s swimming performance was not good at all. He is training 6 days (2 -3 hrs swimming) plus 30 min land training a week since October last year but he is still making the same mistakes. He was advised by his trainer to avoid competing and instead to do more training […]
How Many Sessions?
My son is 12 years old. He plays cricket, football, waterpolo, and some running. He also just competed in the Nationals for swimming. He is now being asked to step up to a minimum of 5 sessions (4 x 2 hours, 1 land training) and really do 6-7 sessions for swimming. We recognise that to […]
Every Junior Swimmer Should Read This
Everything a junior swimmer needs to know about swimming training and competition is now available for your child. Competitive swimming is a fun sport and thousands of juniors take up swimming each year. For many families, the regular training sessions and swim meets are a new way of life. While swimming parents have benefitted from […]
Butterfly and Back Problems
QUESTION: Hi there! Please can you share your opinion of the age at which a child should start training in the Butterfly stroke. We have heard of children suffering from back problems later in life due to the fact that their little bodies are not able to adjust to a strong stroke like Butterfly during […]
Lactic Acid in Swimming
Hi Gary, I am a swimmer based in Europe…and I would like to know what can I do to increase my pain tolerance? Because I tend to slow down(.especially in the last 15 meters of the race) if I am feeling pain in my arms, trying to get back into my ” comfort zone” and […]
