What r/Swimming is talking about this week

To give a background, I can swim 1k but I always have to take a rest after 50m. But today, during my 2nd 1-1 coaching session, something just clicked. Body rotation completely changed the way I...

I take private lessons but have to share a lane with others taking private lessons. Some 8 (?) year old said that to me after I’d been struggling throughout my entire lesson. That’s nothing new...

Someone at my aquatics design job sent out a challenge to identify this pool from the recent all state commercial. Anyone have any idea where it is so I can win myself a bit of good favor and our...

Back in January I started swimming for the first time in decades. I gave it all I had and only manages 4 laps, then a lap more each week until 6. Then I pulled something and stopped for a couple...

Hey everyone! I recently started learning freestyle swimming, and my cardio isn’t great. At first, I was getting tired really quickly because my arms and legs would burn after just 20–25 meters....

I'm starting to do timed laps to track my progress. Today was my first time trying it — I did 8 x 100 with 30s rest, and the 1st 100 was my fastest at 1:59. I don't even know if I'm timing it the...

Probably a silly q. How do you make sure you are swimming with your lats? I see a lot of advice online reminding people not to use their shoulders but what does it actually look like/ feel like to...

I just noticed that if I do the gallop pattern (breathing on 2nd stroke) I get tired easily - breathing more frequently makes me hyperventilate while breathing every 4th stroke makes me feel more...

So me being the idiot I am decided to enter for a 70.3. I will have 5 months to train for the swimming part. Is this doable? I surf and scuba and am very comfortable in water but its been a while...

Hey everyone, I’m looking to get back into swimming and could use some advice on how to actually structure my workouts. I used to train consistently when I was younger for around 3 years, so I’m...