The 6 Struggles of Being a Butterflyer
You didn’t choose the butterfly life. It chose you. There is something poetic about watching a swimmer perform butterfly. The undulation, the smoothness, the give
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You didn’t choose the butterfly life. It chose you. There is something poetic about watching a swimmer perform butterfly. The undulation, the smoothness, the give
We’re a funny bunch. We dunk our heads into water for hours at a time and have staring matches with a black tiled line (usually
Swimming isn’t just about bad tan lines, having raccoon eyes and early mornings. And it’s not just about records, gold medals and best times. And
With another round of the Olympics coming our way later this year, many of us in the swimming community are starting to field some thoughts
At its best, swimming is a straight-forward set of roles. Coaches do the coaching. Swimmers do the swimming. And the parents do the parenting. But
With Rio just a few months away, the hype is again building around the men’s sprint events, in particular, the blue ribbon event, the 100m
They are out there; in our pools, on our teams, and in our lanes. The swimmers who, for whichever of the following reasons, have a
There is no denying that the life of a student-swimmer is hard. A seemingly never-ending stream of assignments and workouts. You feel like you are
Before Katie Ledecky it was Janet Evans who was the most dominant distance freestyler America had ever produced. The 3-time Olympian discusses the importance of
Even with the smell of chlorine and the laser focus on something that isn’t you, you wouldn’t want to be dating anyone else. Swimmers are
