USA Swimming Rule Change Alert Date: September 9, 2015 To: General Chairs Board of Directors, USA Swimming Officials Chairs USA Swimming Officials Rules & Regulations Committee USA Swimming Coach Members From: Jay Thomas, Chair, Rules & Regulations Committee Re: USA Swimming Rule 101.5.2 – Freestyle – Medley Relay and Individual Medley ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 1. On August 23, 2015, the FINA Technical Swimming Committee provided the following interpretation of FINA rule SW 9.1 (Medley Swimming): “FINA Technical Committee Medley Interpretation According to SW 9.1 each of the strokes must cover one...

Master Your Pullup for Swim Strength Day 5   Exercise 5: The Pullup Welcome to the final installation of the second pullup progression in the BridgeAthletic Building Blocks series. The second version in our Pullup progression has brought you to the same place – Pullup mastery. Don’t forget to show uswhat you’ve got.   If you have  followed the progression to this point, you are in a good place to perform pullups without any help. That said, if you have not, I would recomend referencing the rest of the progression,...

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 4     Day 4: The Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup How are you and your team progressing towards the pullup? Today's exercise the Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup is not only great prep for the pullup, but also an amazing test pullup preparedness.    More

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 3     Day 3: The Lawn-Mower pull Welcome to day 3 of the combo pullup progression. Today we are introducing the Lawn-Mower Pull!   More

Mastering Discouragement and Disappointment By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitivedge.com If you are a serious athlete and have big dreams to go far in this sport, then there's one thing that I can promise you will always be in your future, right between you and those big dreams: FAILURE. That’s right, failure, along with its emotional co-pilots, frustration and disappointment. What do I mean by this? The road that you must follow to finally reach your BIG swimming goals will frequently pass through this unpleasant experience with all its uncomfortable emotions....

One Billionaire's Secret to Success By Dave Ramsey, EntreLeadership, August 26, 2015 Dave asks a billionaire entrepreneur for his key to winning in business. Check out his video to hear the answer. We guarantee it's not what you think. Watch the 1 minute video here:  

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression   This pullup progression utlizes a combination of body weight, machine, bilateral and unilateral exercises to help you achieve your goal of p erforming a pullup.    More...  

The Thoughts From An Elite Performer By Master Chief Stephen White, USN S.E.A.L.S. Here is an excerpt from a talk at the ISCA Clinic this past week in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Does this resonate with coaches and athletes? I had to envision a dream. The dream of being a champion. A master passion that governed me. I had to discipline my body to do what I did not feel like. Feelings were submitted to vision. I had to co-exist with discomfort and being stretched. Physical and emotional toughness were requirements....

44 Thoughts Swimmers Have After Taking A Break By Kaylie Noll, Swimming World College Intern Nothing like squeezing into a tight swimsuit again! Gotta love peeling the stickers off of new goggles. Do I start wearing a new cap or stick with the one I wore all last season? Oops, better quit stalling and get out on the deck. Mmm, I’ve missed the scent of chlorine! The pool looks longer than I remember though… And colder… I think I wanna put my clothes back on now. Nope, you’ve been on...

5 Tough Lessons Swimmers Learn erom Failure in the Pool   It’s something that is painfully familiar to all swimmers…   The end of the season has come, and it’s your final race of the championship meet. Your best event. You dive in, swim your heart out, only to touch the wall to see that you performed well below expectations.   Shockingly well below expectations.   With tears welling in your eyes, you approach Coach, who quietly gives you your splits. She’s smart enough to know that you need to...