From the Swimming World website... By Summer Finke My heart would race, my knees would feel weak, and my arms would get heavy… but this was not the start of an Eminem song. This was how my body felt every time I was about to dive into the water. The nerves and jitters that came before a race felt impossible for me to shake. During championship season, it felt like they might take over completely and ruin my hard work before the race even started. If you are a swimmer...

From the Sports Engine Motion webpage... In the interest to improve intant communication between KING and members, we would like all KING members to add/update their cell telephone numbers in their family account & swimmer membership page (if applicable). Please follow the instructions below from Sports Engine Motion Help Center... How to Add and Verify Your Mobile Phone for Text Communications How to Setup Your Mobile Number Communication via text is critical to your team's ability to stay in contact with you. Click My Account > Account Info in the...

From the Swimming World website... By Maddie Barnes Swimming is an all-consuming sport, and once you start participating, you are most likely never to stop. If you begin as an age-grouper on a swim team, you will find that your life revolves around the sport, making it more of a lifestyle than a sport itself. Through my time as a swimmer, I found that there are specific signs that are key to being an age-grouper and I have devised a key list that many will likely connect with. Read more...

From the Swimming World website... By Jennifer Yoo The only people who can truly understand the ins and outs of a sport are the people directly involved. Many people only associate swimming with the Olympics yet don’t see the daily struggles and satisfying moments that swimmers share with their team and sport. Underneath the chlorine perfume and wet hair is the complicated love-hate relationship every swimmer has with their sport. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Emma Foster Anyone who has been on a swim team knows that swimming is a team sport. While we may swim our races individually for the most part (besides the electrifying relays we get to take part in) anyone that has lasted through a tough aerobic practice, or found a little bit more at the end of a grueling 400 IM knows that without their teammates cheering in the background they’d never be quite as successful. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Summer Finke As we begin a New Year, Swimming World is re-running this terrific piece by regular contributor Summer Finke, an Olympic Trials qualifier and standout during her collegiate days at North Carolina State. Summer’s reflections on her career in the pool are deep and provide a wonderful perspective, especially at the start of 2025. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Adam Denn After 12 months of hard work in the pool, 2024 has finally come to a close. Whether it’s been a successful year or not, the end of the year often represents a time to reflect. Research from the University of Oregon suggests that setting “specific and challenging” goals over the new year leads to “reduced attention lapses and improved performance.” But what qualifies as a “specific and challenging” goal in the swimming world? And how can they be pursued effectively? Here are...

From the Swimming World website... By ISABELLE ROBUCK It takes a special breed of human to do what we do everyday. Swimming for as long as we have, it’s fair to say we’ve seen a lot of interesting things in our career. Staring at a black line on the bottom of the pool is fun, right? With goggles and a cap as our weapon of choice, we course through the chlorinated water, striving to improve our skills daily. Although everyone’s journey in the water is different, some things we can...

From the Swimming World website... By Edie Sawyer Every swimmer has their irks, the things that bother them most at practice. We all dread certain things whether it is a challenging set in the pool, or a basic everyday task as simple as putting lane lines in the water. Read on to see the five things that swimmers dread practice! Read more >>

From the Swimming World magazine... By Maddie Barnes The friends you make while swimming will be lifelong pals. However, the ones you make outside the sport are also important and, in some ways, better for you while you are competing. Here’s why. Read more >>