From the USA Swimming website... Courtesy of TrueSport Nutrition Guide If you’ve ever spent a weekend at a youth sports tournament, you know the drill—early mornings, long days, and alternating bursts of high energy and downtime. Between all the games, driving, and cheering, one of the biggest challenges can be keeping your young athlete well-fed and energized. Read more >>

From the USA Swimming website... By TrueSport Expert Kevin Chapman, PhD Athletic success doesn’t happen just because of fast legs or strong muscles. Success is often due to mental strength as well as physical prowess, at any age. That’s why retrieval cues can be an athlete’s secret weapon when used effectively. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Summer Finke Every Swimming Journey is a Little Different: Focus On Your Own Path Comparison can be one of the fastest ways to lose joy in swimming. Read more >>

From the SwimSwam website... By Ari Meyer A light, refreshing Greek pasta salad packed with fresh veggies, feta, and a tangy balsamic dressing that tastes even better the next day. Read more >>

From the USA Swimming website... By TrueSport Expert Kevin Chapman, PhD Visualization can be an athlete’s secret weapon, and it’s a skill that you can practice in the car, at home, or whenever you have downtime in your sport. Using mental imagery to work through key game-day scenarios can help you find the right balance of game-day nerves and calm energy that allows you to perform at your peak. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Elise Devlin, Swimming World Intern There’s nothing worse than getting a wide eyed, worrisome expression from your friend after you answered their question, “So, what event do you have next?” We’ve all been there. Lurking somewhere in your meet lineup is only the worst event to exist. But which event is that? Maybe the 400 IM, with its strict demand of endurance in every stroke, all packed into one race. Or is it the 200 cry…I mean fly? C’mon, who really thinks eight whole...

From the USA Swimming website... By TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD Caregivers often think their job is shielding athletes from all stress. But board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, says stress is a vital tool for building resilience. Instead of avoiding it, help athletes embrace stress strategically to grow mentally, emotionally, and physically. Here, Gilboa is sharing her roadmap to helping your athlete work through stress in a beneficial way. Read more >>

From the SwimSwam website... By Ari Meyer If you’re in need of a quick lunch that feels put together, this bowl is for you! It is quick and full of protein, carbs, healthy fats, and of course, flavor. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Summer Finke There is a moment, quiet and often unexpected, when it hits you: you’re done. Maybe it comes after your final race, when the adrenaline fades and the crowd noise dissolves into something distant. Maybe it arrives a few days later, when you wake up and realize there is no practice to rush to, no set to finish, no clock to chase. However it finds you, the feeling can be overwhelming. Relief, sadness, pride, emptiness, sometimes all at once. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Jordan Fargo The other day, I couldn’t help but have a flashback to my time on my college’s club swim team. It was nearly 9 p.m. by the time we finished practice. After a long, 20-minute walk through Cornell’s huge, gorgeous campus, you’d think that I’d be exhausted by the time I got home. Read more >>