Underwater Pool Lighting: What You Need to Know
By Connor Riley on May 18, 2017
Underwater pool lighting is a surefire way to add to the wow factor of your pool. Pool lighting can enhance a pool’s visual appeal,...
Starting Blocks and Water Depth: Is Your Pool Safe?
By Scott Hester on May 5, 2017
When it comes to the world of competitive swimming, there are stringent guidelines that everyone involved in the pool design process must take into...
Weird Swimming Rules
By Travis Stensby on January 2, 2015
Starting From the Water The National Federation of State High School Association Rule Book states (Rule 2-7, Art. 2. Penalties: 3.) “When one or...
You want more competitive swimmers? Make swim meets shorter!!
By Doug Cook on June 20, 2014
“If I had only one day left to live I would spend it at a swim meet because they last forever.” I’ve seen this...
It’s not cheating if we change the rule!
By Diana Munz on October 22, 2013
Regulations within any sport tend to change as science and technology progress. It is understandable that advances in technology change the playing field and...
How Confident A Swimmer Are YOU?
By Stephane McCormick on September 23, 2013
While lifeguarding an open-water practice swim for about 200 people, I noticed two swimmers together, both women with their heads raised out of the...
Going the Distance
By Brian Irwin on September 17, 2013
In the early morning hours of September 2, 2009, Maury McKinney stood on the dock in Center Harbor on Lake Winnipesaukee. The dark, still...
A 3-Year-Old Swimming 50 Meters Twice? Just a “Life Skill” With Video
By Kevin Post on June 20, 2013
Note: Orginally published by Swimming World Magazine. See link at the bottom for original article. WATCHING a 3-year-old jump into a pool and splash...
“Ownership Models” of USA Swimming Club Teams
By Kevin Post on May 2, 2013
There are currently three primary organizational or ownership models for USA Swimming Clubs. The first is the club that is in partnership with...
Is Lochte’s Reality Show Good for the Sport?
By Kevin Post on April 24, 2013
Premiering this past Sunday on E! television channel, What Would Ryan Lochte Do? is Ryan’s latest project out of the pool. But the questions...