Swimming Technology Research

Many swimmers begin the breaststroke arm motion with straight arms so that the hands move above the shoulders into a weak position (first image). A more effective motion is to flex the elbows so that the hands move below the shoulders into a strong position (second image). Swimmers can see and feel the outward scull to better control it. Drills, such as swimming every other stroke of breaststroke without breathing, can help a swimmer master the skills necessary to control the outward scull. Read more about the breaststroke outward scull in Dr. Havriluk’s article in the September 2023 issue of Swimming World Magazine.

The Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (BMS) virtual conference series kicks off on July 15! Topics in the series include swimmer's shoulder, talent scouting, and current technology in swimming. Visit the BMS website for more information.
https://www.spowi.uni-leipzig.de/sportbiomechanik/bms

Universität Leipzig: XIV BMS in Leipzig All information about the XIVth International Symposium of Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming in 2022 and 2023 at Leipzig in Germany.

Are you getting the most propulsion possible out of every stroke or wasting time and energy?? Learn about optimal stroke cycles for freestyle and butterfly in Dr. Havriluk's article in the January 2022 issue of Swimming World Magazine.

Swimming World January 2022 Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts - Maximizing Swimming Velocity Part 7: Optimal Stroke Cycle For Butterfly and Freestyle A swimmer who takes full advantage of the propulsive phase and eliminates the wasted time on the non-propulsive phase can optimize stroke cycle time.

The recent ISCA webinar on EFFECTIVE ARM ENTRY & CATCH featuring swim coach Kathleen Prindle and former Bahamian backstroke record-holder Miller Albury is now posted online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftD4MklboRM

EFFECTIVE ARM ENTRY & CATCH for competitive swimming from International Swim Coaches Assocation Biomechanics and Swimming Freestyle.https://SwimISCA.org

Freestyle Technique for Sprint and Distance
https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swimming-world-presents-swimming-technique-concepts-freestyle-technique-for-sprint-and-distance-part-2/

Swimming World Presents - Swimming Technique Concepts: Freestyle Technique For Sprint and Distance (Part 2) - Swimming World News Many sources suggest that swimmers use a different freestyle technique for sprint and distance events, part 2 explains the arm coordination for sprint events

International Swim Coaches Association
January Newsletter
https://conta.cc/3i5Zm1C

Webinar on Mental Health Swim Science Newsletter January 2021 Webinar on Coaching Solutions from Science Our first webinar will be “Athlete Mental Health during the COVID Crisis” on Zoom on Saturday, January 23 at 3:30 pm New