What Your Lane Order Says About You By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent   Throughout my swim career, I’ve experienced every facet of the hierarchical stratum of the Lane Order:   I’ve been the Last Person in the Lane — that guy the faster swimmers passive-aggressively flip-turn over and think, “Will this dude switch lanes already?” I’ve been in the gruesome Middle Pack: that wild free-for-all collective where hardly any rules apply, where feet and fists fling into each other’s faces, where each swimmer just tries as best they can to keep rank....

Not-So Official Guide to Lane Ethics By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent   In last week’s article, I discussed scenarios that may or may not justify the phenomenon known as “Lane Rage” — an otherwise unpleasant reaction involving splashing, thrashing, and spinning arms in response to some violation of Lane Ethics. To which I received an email from a loyal reader asking what are, exactly, “Lane Ethics?”   Lane Ethics means a “standards of courtesy when swimming in a lane.” It is a series of rules not to be violated; a “sharing-the-lane-code,” if...

Top Reasons for Young Swimmers to Avoid Dietary Supplements By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD You’ve probably read about tennis athlete Maria Sharapova using a banned substance, meldonium. This substance was only recently added to the World Anti-Doing Agency (WADA) banned substance list, and Sharapova said she had been taking it for many years. It is used to treat heart problems, but it also can enhance exercise performance and has been under watch by WADA for a while. USA Swimming as a strict regarding dietary supplement use and tells all...

Repak Medals at All-Star Meet   Jayden Repak with his medals from the All Star Meet! #boss #FloridaStyle    

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USADA Update   Coaches: Please share with Athletes and Parents! New to drug-testing and have questions?   Start here:  

Top Reasons for Young Swimmers to Avoid Dietary Supplements Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD   You’ve probably read about tennis athlete Maria Sharapova using a banned substance, meldonium. This substance was only recently added to the World Anti-Doing Agency (WADA) banned substance list, and Sharapova said she had been taking it for many years.  It is used to treat heart problems, but it also can enhance exercise performance and has been under watch by WADA for a while.   USA Swimming as a strict regarding dietary supplement use and tells...

Early Sport Specialization Versus Diversification in Youth Athletes   The purpose of this article is to discuss the different opinions regarding the validity of early sport specialization as opposed to diversification, specifically the effect these two methods have on injuries, motor development, skill acquisition, and social and psychological aspects. Full Article: This article provided courtesy of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Missy Franklin Stars in "Finding Missy" on YouTube (Trailer)   Olympic champion and world record holder Missy Franklin is starring in an original series to be released on GoPro’s YouTube channel this April. Above is the inspirational trailer released by the company, giving us a glimpse into what the 2-part series holds, complete with one-on-one interviews, scenes of Coach Todd Schmitz prompting his superstar alongside the pool, as well as cute cameos by the famous Franklin parents.   More

Chocolate Milk is Now the Official Recovery Drink of USA Swimming   Please join us in welcoming Chocolate Milk to the USA Swimming partners family! Olympians Tyler Clary and Jessica Hardy have also joined the BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK  team in their National Marketing Campaign. Read more about how chocolate milk can help you recover faster here.     For more details on the partnership please visit usaswimming.org.