The Science of Swimming blog
Training methods, technique, planning, physiology and race analysis, written from the pool deck.
dryland · 26 May 2023 · 9 min
The Muscular Hypertrophy in Swimming: Unveiling Fitness Training Effects
Introduction: Swimming is a demanding sport that requires a unique blend of strength, endurance, and technique. Many swimmers strive to enhance their performance through fitness training, and for some, this includes a de
Planning · Recovery · 7 April 2023 · 2 min
The Effects of Detraining in Swimming II
Swimming demands physical fitness, skill, and mental fortitude, with athletes training for hours daily to better their performance. But what happens when they take a break from training? Detraining is the loss of previou
Planning · 1 January 2023 · 11 min
Types of training periodization
What are the types of training periodization? Periodization in swimming refers to the systematic planning and organization of training in order to optimize performance and minimize the risk of injury. This typically invo
Technique · 18 July 2020 · 6 min
Importance Of Streamline
In the beginning, it's a good study to end the argument about the streamline head position as for so many years the coaches asked there swimmers to tight there streamline and some of them highlight the head position must
Planning · 12 July 2020 · 5 min
RAISING A SUCCESSFUL KID IN SWIMMING
By: C.Moemen Arafa Today we will discuss a few pieces of Advice for young children to be successful in swimming or any other sports. First of all, in my belief as a coach, the parents have More Control on their Kids more
Planning · Recovery · 19 May 2020 · 2 min
The Effect of Detaining on Swimmers
After five months of intense training, a study of eight male swimmers was conducted within four weeks of no training. The performance time was not affected. However, the losses in training aspects during that period were
Analysis · 7 May 2020 · 1 min
Adam Peaty 100m Breaststroke New world record Analysis
Adam Peaty 100m Breaststroke New world record Analysis
Recovery · 15 June 2018 · 6 min
The Effect of Cold Water Immersion On Recovery
Today we will talk about the CWI (cold water immersion) therapy recently it becomes one of the popular recovery protocol in swimming field. Before I talked more about the CWI let me give a small introduction about the re
Disease · 13 June 2018 · 3 min
Swimming and Flu
Swimming and Flu Research has shown that those who practice swimming moderately are less susceptible to influenza than the average person and also swimmers who perform a really hard training are vulnerable to the flu, su
Analysis · 20 August 2015 · 4 min
Comparing ِِAnalysis For The 50 m Butterfly Women Race At The World Championships In KAZAN 2015
Sarah Sjöström: she is the Sweden champion; she broke the Championship record in this race with time: 24.97 sec. she also the world record holder for this event by (24.43). Farida Osman: she is the Egyptian champion; she
Planning · 17 July 2015 · 6 min
UNPLANNED TRAINING EFFECT ON AGE GROUP SWIMMERS
First, I would like to highlight the problem of unplanned training (UPT) because it is increasingly becoming more prevalent on a global basis in many sports besides swimming. Many people, parents, and coaches are confuse