swimming blog In the fast lane

Do you ever feel powerless and slow during a swim workout? Chances are that you haven’t fuelled your body properly before you dove in the water. Whether you’re training for a triathlon, swimming competition or just for fun, it&... read on »

In freestyle, the (flutter)kick can add up to 10% to your speed when you’re swimming at a hard pace. That is if your kick is efficient and well trained. So why is it important to train your kick on a regular basis if it adds so little to your swimm... read on »

Dutch triathlete Rachel Klamer has been internationally succesful for more than a decade. She has participated in three Olympic Games, ranking an astonishing fourth place at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and now she is preparing her fourth (!) Olympi... read on »

Do you want to improve your swimming technique in just one day? Now is your chance! Saturday, June 8th 2024, a brand new Training Day is on the program in our Amsterdam pool. Have your technique analysed on video by our top coa... read on »

What do you think are the most important open water skills: the catch, the recovery or head position? These are important skills whether you are swimming in pools or in open water. But no, we are talking about other skills. Open water swim... read on »

To become better at anything, tracking progress is a necessity to make sure you’re heading in the right direction. A benchmark workout allows you to track progress, by giving you a clear sense of your baseline. By repeating this benchmark... read on »

Back in the day swimmers never laid eyes on strength training. They were taught that strength training would make them bulky, slowing them down significantly. Nowadays we know this is not the case. Strength and power seem necessary for a successful ... read on »

Top swimmers use a pull buoy to work on their pulling technique or to strengthen their arm muscles. They are not using a pull buoy to compensate for poor body positioning or to prevent the legs from sinking. Watch the video for three common mis... read on »

Time pressure has strange effects on us, including giving us the ability to invent new words as shortcuts. Swimming, being the time centered sport that it is, is no exception to this. From coaches that use specific swimming jargon to fellow swimmers... read on »

A pull buoy is a great tool and can be found in almost every swimming pool around the world, and a lot of swimmers swear by them. Ever wonder why you speed up when you swim with a pull buoy and overtake faster swimmers? Why does it feel like you are glid... read on »