I can light a fire under somebody

SWIMMING ARTICLES I can light a fire under somebody By Aimee Berg                   FINA World Aquatics Magazine Correspondent (USA) When you spend 20 years coaching the greatest Olympian of all time, you learn a few things about excellence. And Bob Bowman is still...

We take pride in working hard

SWIMMING ARTICLES We take pride in working hard Legends coaching legends: Frederic Vergnoux (FRA, Swimming) FINA Aquatic World Magazine Correspondent (FRA) By Christina Marmet  Frederic Vergnoux has had a fairly unusual path so far as a swimming coach. Originally from...

How Long-Term Athlete Development works in practice for Swimming Canada

SWIMMING ARTICLES How Long-Term Athlete Development works in practice for Swimming Canada By John Atkinson High Performance Director/National Coach Swimming Canada & Suzanne Paulins Senior Manager, Domestic Operations, Swimming Canada Swimming Canada works to...

Building a winning mentality

SWIMMING ARTICLES Building a winning mentalityInterview with Graham Hill, Head Coach of Swimming South Africa & Coaches Committee ChairmanGraham Hill, Chairman of the FINA Coaches Committee, has a coaching experience that spans more than 36 years, out of which the...

Engaged technical training for Swimming

SWIMMING ARTICLES Engaged technical training for SwimmingBy Miguel Angel Lopez Alvarado, Head Coach of Thanyapura, FINA Training CenterIntroductionTraining for swimming has evolved greatly in the XXI century from the physiologically taxing, “more is better” work...

Quality vs Quantity, Periodisation of Training Volume with Peter Andrew

SWIMMING ARTICLES 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...