A Surprising Result of Swimming Flaws Analysis

One of the basic skills any beginner student of any activity is the ability to recognize if something is not done the right way. …

How To Do Back to Breast Turns (Open vs. Bucket vs. Cross-Over)

In the individual medley races, there are a lot of transitions between strokes: fly to back, back to breast, breast to free where…

Best Swimming Tips of 2011

After a short break, we are back with some highlights from the Swimator Blog archives for 2011. What swimming tips did you find t…

What is bilateral breathing? (Does bilateral breathing mean to breathe bilaterally?)

There is a fundamental difference between actually performing bilateral breathing and the ability to perform bilateral breathing …

Swim Smooth DVD review: Clean Up Your Stroke (Practicing one thing at a time)

Swimator Blog November 24, 2011 Final rating: 5/5 The Swim Smooth's Clean Up Your Stroke DVD set is not your usual learn…

How to Achieve Total Body Awareness in Swimming (Do you know what your body does in the water?)

I don’t have to tell you that swimming is a wonderful sport with countless benefits , but many people unfortunately struggle to r…

Do you know how to swim breaststroke? (Top 5 most common breaststroke mistakes)

Knock knock. Who is there? Head hovering right above the water, perhaps even with regular rimmed glasses on and dry hair, arms sl…

Why is swimming butterfly so scary? (Top 4 most common butterfly mistakes)

Many beginner and even advanced swimmers dread the words " butterfly ". When swimmers come to practice and see the butt…