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 JORI RZEPECKI The coach-parent relationship is critical as athletes work toward improving and achieving their goals. In many cases, this relationship is smooth and proves beneficial. Unfortunately, there are times when parents do not give room to coaches to allow them to perform their roles. Conversely, parents sometimes see elements of a coaching style that they do not appreciate. Here are six ways coaches and parents can successfully work together. Read more >>

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 Jennifer Yoo, Swimming World College Intern. Decisions, Decisions! Life is full of difficult decisions. There is an inexplicable pressure to make the right one, and each decision determines a different outcome that ultimately leads to even more choices. However, whether the choice was right or wrong, the decisions that we make help to shape us into the person we are today. Read more >>

From the Swimming World website... By Kelsey Mitchell With many swimmers set to take part in a training trip, Swimming World hopes the following article can be useful. Packing for your team’s training trip can be difficult, especially if you are going directly from winter break to your training destination. Fear not, though! This helpful guide will help you to remain packed and prepared during the most difficult yet rewarding training periods of your season. Read more >>