Houston Diving????

QuestionHi, I am 13 years old and I am interested in starting competitive diving. I live in houston, but the only diving academy I was able to find was one

improving

Questionhi :) my names autumn and im sixteen. Ive been swimming since i was in third grade. I switched swim teams since the coach started to injure me at a

Freestyle Kicking

QuestionHi, I have been learning freestyle very slowly. I have problems in kicking.  I would stop kicking when I take a breath.  Otherwise I am f

dry exercises

Questionhelo jessica! i am competative triathle and would like to ask you a question. what are the best dry exercises for faster swimming? and also is it s

Top to bottom

QuestionWhen on top of the water what is the best stroke to get to the bottom of a pool, 6-12 feet deep.  Im pretty boyant.  My condo pool is 10

something wrong with stroke

QuestionHello, I am 14 years old and have been competitively swimming for 8. Ive been doing pretty well, but I am noticing that there are a couple things t

freestyle swimming

QuestionMy question: While swimming in freestyle my kick is slow and at times i swim away rom straight line. can u pl. suggest me something fruitful so th

swimming and age

QuestionI was wondering how much age affects performance in the water. How much of a drop in swimming performance and endurance in longer events will be ca

Getting tired in the middle of lap

QuestionHi,  I am a beginner in swimming, I took one session of adult swimming class.  I am practicing for past 3 months almost everyday, still

FRONT CRAWL BREATHING

QuestionHi, I swim frequently doing approx 2/3s of a mile. I also run etc so am reasonably fit. I wanted to check and improve my front crawl style and was

Anti-fog spray/ goggles

QuestionDoes anti-fog spray work?  If so, whats in it?   Do anti-fog goggles work?  If so, does the anti-fogging agent wear off?  If s

diving and flip-turns

QuestionI am losing time on my starts (dive) and flip-turns.  For my dives sometimes my legs separate and I struggle to keep them together.  I al

swimming kick - backward propulsion

Questiona friend has an ordinary flutter kick but she is propelled backward, not forward, when using it - no hands involved.  what causes this.  

Mental Issues in Swimming

QuestionHi George, I swim competitively and have been swimming since age 7 (now 15). I swim 7-8x a week and coach on the weekends, teaching technique etc.

lung capacity

Questiondo swimmers tend to have a huge lung capacity or a small one?.. also why is it important for a swimmer to have this size? AnswerI do not know the

breathing whilst swimming

QuestionHi I am a 40 something who is learning to swim for the first time but I am having great difficulty breathing without taking in water. I am doing an

Plateaus

QuestionHello, My 13 year old daughter has hit an almost two year plateau.  She was phenomenal at 11 after moving from a high distance team to a spr

My dive start needs work.

QuestionI swim at high school level, and I need help with my dive. Whenever I do a dive start for swimming, my knees bend back towards my rear. I try to ke

Diving Advice

QuestionQUESTION: I just started diving a little bit ago and are only 4 lessons in. I dive on a 1 meter. I was wondering, do you have any starting advice?

Beginning to Swim

QuestionHi and thanks for taking my question. I have worn out and injured my legs because I used to run frequently for cardio workouts. Now I cant even ru