Tread Water???

Questioncan you please tell me that what is tread water?? and how it could be practiced? AnswerFaisal, Treading water is the practice of staying afloat in

Maximum training hours for youngsters

QuestionHi There What is the maximum hours a 9 year old and 11 year old should spend training a week? The 9 yr old is more active with other sports as well

What will help me shave time off of my butterfly

QuestionHi, I am a senior at Richwoods High School in Peoria, IL. For the past year or so, I have been wavering around the 1 minute mark in my 100yd butter

Building up stamina

QuestionI am ashamed to say that I have not exercised during my life but have now decided at the age of 67 that I want to learn to swim.  I am having

Sticky situation

QuestionHi, I am hoping you can help me with this.  I am a swim mom and my son has been swimming for almost 4 years.  We are on our 3rd head coac

getting faster

QuestionIm in high school and have been swimming all my life, but not on any teams. The first time i was on a team was four years ago but i got some assura

My Start

QuestionWhenever Im in a race, I get off the blocks slower than everyone else, therefore leaveing me a bodylength or more behind them. Eventually i catch u

swimming performance

QuestionLeo, My daughter age 13 has been competitive swimming since the age of 9. She has seen gradual success in the sport however, since last Spring has

Upcoming High School Meet

QuestionHello. I have a swim meet coming up in about as week. Ill be competing in the 100m relay, 200m relay, 50m breaststroke, and 50m freestyle. I am in

breaststroke style swimming

QuestionHi,Im an adult woman just learning to swim. I am doing the breaststroke style. I am able to swim with my head under water but i seem to have great

Swimming lessons

QuestionI am a 43 yr old male who has never properly learned how to swim. I can get in a pool and walk around but cannot do a backstroke, dog paddle or eve

Off Season Conditioning

QuestionOkay, it is nearing the end of the season, and I still want to work on my strength or at least my general build up from over the season, I am 15. I

college swimming

Questioni am a high school swimmer who began swimming in seventh grade. i have never swam for a club team, only for my schools team. i feel that i have mad

dropping time to make state

QuestionHi my name is stace, I currently a senior at south haven high school. I swim the 200 and 500. My times are as followed 2.01 in the 200 5.32 in the

Improving both speed and strength when swimming

QuestionQUESTION: Ive been swimming for only about 5 months now and have advanced quite nicely but recently I have noticed that I seem to no longer be incr

Freestyle Breathing problem

QuestionOk, I am able to swim easily (I learned when I was young), but now I am trying to do it as an exercise.  My goal is to be able to swim 20 laps

water spitting

QuestionGeorge, my daughters are 9 & 7 and doing squad training, their instructor has just taken to spitting water at all of them (about 6 kids) in their f

After workout

QuestionMy son is a competitive swimmer (15yr) - trains 6 days a week, after his swim practices he is very hot, which I fully understand as he just had a h

not really a question

QuestionQUESTION: Hey Eric, I am going to be swimming the 200 im soon and I just wanted to know if you can do an underwater pull-out on the breaststorke tu

3yr old hates swimming

QuestionQUESTION: I have been taking my 3 year old daughter for swimming lessons for over a year now but she has not progressed from the the first class wh