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Preventing the Manipulation of Competition
Preventing the Manipulation of Competitions What is competition manipulation? Competition manipulation is the act of intentionally altering the course of a match or competition to ensure that a specific event occurs. It can take many different forms, such as an...
The Female Athlete
The Female Athlete FINA prioritises athlete health and safety. Sport participation at the elite level results in many physical and mental health benefits, and is a safe activity for health and well-being. On some occasions, Aquatic athletes may be at risk of...
Nutrition for Aquatic Athlete
Nutrition for Aquatic Athletes by World Aquatics Development Many factors contribute to success in sport, including talent, training, motivation and resistance to injury and illness. When highly talented, motivated and well-trained athletes gather for...
Coaching legend: Jane Figueiredo (ZIM)
Elena Vaytsekhovskaya, Olympic champion diver, FINA Aquatics World Magazine Correspondent (RUS)
New Approach to Acrobatics in Artistic Swimming
New Approach to Acrobatics in Artistic Swimming by Svitlana Saidova & Anastasiya Petrenko Acrobatics is the youngest component of the Artistic Swimming catalogue of routines. Since platforms first appeared in routines, many different kinds of acrobatic movements...
Home again in Mission Viejo
Legends coaching legends: Mark Schubert (USA, swimming)
By Greg Eggert
Editor from the Americas, FINA Aquatics World Magazine (USA)
I’m addicted to sports emotions
Legends coaching legends: Ratko Rudic (CRO, water polo)
By Dean Bauer
FINA Aquatics World Magazine Correspondent (CRO)
Training is training, but outside of the pool, I’m cool
Legends coaching legends: Philippe Lucas (FRA, swimming, open water)
By Christina Marmet
FINA Aquatics World Magazine Correspondent (FRA)
I have a young girl inside my heart
Legends coaching legends – diving: Ren Shaofen (CHN)
By Zhou Xin
Editor from Asia, FINA Aquatics World Magazine (CHN)
COVID-19: Control and prevention
COVID-19: Control and prevention by FINA Development The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared (on 12th March) that the current COVID-19 had now reached worldwide pandemic status. The majority of Governments around the world have decided to establish...
I can light a fire under somebody
Legends coaching legends: Bob Bowman (USA, Swimming)
By Aimee Berg
FINA World Aquatics Magazine Correspondent (USA)
We take pride in working hard
Legends coaching legends: Frederic Vergnoux (FRA, Swimming)
By Christina Marmet
FINA Aquatic World Magazine Correspondent (FRA)
How Long-Term Athlete Development works in practice for Swimming Canada
By John Atkinson High Performance Director/National Coach Swimming Canada
And Suzanne Paulins Senior Manager, Domestic Operations, Swimming Canada
History of Water Polo – The beginning
By Yiannis Giannouris, FINA Water Polo Development Sub Committee member
Building a winning mentality
Interview with Graham Hill, Head Coach of Swimming South Africa & Chairman of the Coaches Committee
Engaged technical training for Swimming
By Miguel Angel Lopez Alvarado, Head Coach of Thanyapura, FINA Training Center
A decade leading Team USA to unparalleled success
Interview with Adam Krikorian, Head Coach of the United States Women’s National Water Polo Team
Overview and Strategy in Open Water Racing
By Catherine Vogt, 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Open Water Head Coach & FINA Coaches Committee Member
Quality vs Quantity, Periodisation of Training Volume with Peter Andrew
Quality vs Quantity, Periodisation of Training Volume One of the biggest young stars from USA is Michael Andrew, who in 2015 started by winning the 50m backstroke, Silver medal at the 50, freestyle and 50m butterfly at the Junior World Championship in...
Choreography Concept and Structure – By Stephan Miermont
Choreography Concept and Structureby Stephan Miermont founder of Aquartist and legendary performer, artist and visionaryChoreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form or both are specified.The best way to talk about choreography as a...