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What’s New in the 2nd Edition of Swim Speed Workouts?
Sheila Taormina offers a big update of her in-the-pool swim workout training plan. See what’s new in these waterproof workout cards!
Roll Call! Who Are the Elite Swimmers Featured in the Swim Speed Series
Alright, let’s get something straight. Sheila Taormina has one heck of a Rolodex. Get to know the elite swimmers whose technique is examined in Swim Speed Strokes.
About the Swim Speed Series Drill Videos
Check out this index of the Swim Speed Drill Videos.
Learn the Fastest Way to Swim: Try the First Week of Swim Speed Workouts FREE!
Can you hang with an Olympic gold medalist? Try the first week of Sheila Taormina’s Olympic-quality workouts with this free download from her program, Swim Speed Workouts.
The Top 10 Swim Speed Secrets (Excerpts, Tips, Tricks, Drills, and Workouts)
We’ve checked the stats and these are YOUR Top 10 favorite Swim Speed stories, tips, excerpts, and drills from Sheila’s books. Take a look: maybe you missed one!
What is “feel for the water”? Sheila Taormina explains.
The best swimmers in the world are masters at feeling the water. But what does that mean? Sheila Taormina explains.
Lift vs. Drag: Which Matters Most to Swimming Speed?
Sheila Taormina explores the contributions that lift and drag make to the underwater pull in all four swimming strokes.
How to Get Rid of Leg Cramps During Freestyle Swimming Kick Sets
We sometimes get questions from swimmers about leg cramps during kick sets. What causes them? More importantly, how do you get rid of them? Sheila Taormina gives this advice for avoiding cramps during kick sets.
Freestyle Swimming Core Strength: Timing, Rhythm, and Momentum
Your swimming tempo or stroke rate is as important as stroke count. A swimmer must strive to lower either of the two numbers without adversely affecting the over-all equation. Sheila discusses how timing can enable improvements in your swimming equation.
Freestyle Swimming Core Strength: Driving from the Hips
In her book Swim Speed Workouts, 4-time Olympian Sheila Taormina describes a key concept for developing your fastest freestyle, the Serape Core Drive.
No More Sloppy Off the Wall! How to Perfect Your Freestyle Streamline
Even triathletes need to work on their streamline to improve their hydrodynamics but also to improve their upper arm and shoulder flexibility and mobility for a more effective reach phase of the stroke.
The Swimmer’s Secret Weapon: Tubing Drills
Just as regular dryland strength training can turbocharge your swimming, spending just 3-5 minutes after every workout with effective swim tubing drills can make you rock-solid strong.
Ideal Off-Season Crosstraining: Become a Faster Swimmer
Consider swimming as your best crosstraining for triathlon, running, and cycling this fall and winter.
Stay Dry During Your Next Swim Workout with a Swim Tubing-Only Workout
A reader on Facebook asked Sheila Taormina to write a tubing-only drill for use during a business trip.
When to Start Swim Speed Workouts
When should you start the Swim Speed Workouts program? Check our handy Swim Speed Workouts Start Chart, provided as a courtesy to help you plan your next PR.
Timing the Finish in Serape Swimming
Which direction is the hip drive in serape swimming? Does the hip drive upward or forward? And when: before or after EVF (the catch)? Sheila answers.