The Benefit of Young Swimmers Racing Every Event; Strength Training Tips;  Michael Phelps Corn Maze; Questions Swimmers Are Tired of Answering; Virginia Women Unsuited Relay

5 Strength Training Exercises To Improve Swimming Performance

Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs don’t even use weight training. Therefore, swimmers typically are not exposed to the weight room until college. For college swimmers, weight training typically becomes an integral part of the training regimen. 

See Michael Phelps Depicted in Arizona Corn Maze

The Schnepf Farms in Arizona are known for their corn maze. This year, it has a different look: Michael Phelps.

The maze has been designed to look like Phelps with his gold medals around his neck, and above it, from the air, it says “Nothing is Impossible.”

The maze is 10 acres and known for being so large people have a difficult time, finding their way through, according to the Casa Grande Dispatch. 

Just Stop! 8 More Questions Swimmers Are Tired of Answering

Non-swimmers might think we’re elitist when we accidentally roll our eyes at their questions. We might think they are ignorant. If we’re elitist, we’re sorry. If non-swimmers are ignorant, I’m here to help! We do not expect a non-swimmer to know what 12x75s on 1:00 means or even how to move forward while keeping your face in the water. But we do want the general public to understand a few things about this testing sport.

Virginia Women Close Practice With Quick Unsuited Medley Relay

The Virginia women’s team returned to competition last week with a two-day intrasquad, splitting between short and long course competition to open the new Olympic year. But the meets notably lacked relays, and the women hopped up at the end of practice without knee-skins to race a 200 medley relay.