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Michael Phelps' head position
Michael Phelps' excellent balance ana streamlining are largely the result of his controlled head position. Leading swimmers, such as Michael, keep...
Swimming Technique, 10/01/03 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
Hidden factors in freestyle swimming
The mobility of the shoulder girdle, combined with the timing of the arms, plays an important role in rhythm and momentum. At the higher levels of...
Swimming Technique, 04/01/03 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
In memoriam: Terry Gathercole
Couch Terry Gathercole passed away May 30, 2001 at the age of 65, after 15 years of ill health following open heart surgery in 1986. He was a...
Swimming Technique, 01/01/02 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
biggest sports show on earth, The
Editor's Note: This article was written before the start of the Sydney Olympic Games. Shortly after World War II ended, it was announced that...
Swimming Technique, 10/01/00 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
Distance swimming: Then and now
Bud McAllister, who coached the legendary Janet Evans, compares distance swimming training during Janet's heyday with the great Australian distance...
Swimming Technique, 07/01/00 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
stopwatch revolutionized swimming, The
The first swimming races bore no resemblance to modern swim meets in which eight swimmers, each in an assigned lane, compete over a set distance in...
Swimming Technique, 04/01/00 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
Q & A with Kieren Perkins
Last December at the U.S. Open in San Antonio, Kieren Perkins, the 1992 and '96 Olympic champion, and perhaps the greatest distance swimmer of...
Swimming World and Junior Swimmer, 03/01/00 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
Swimming's 100 years of progress
From swimsuits to swimming stadiums, from stroke mechanics to training aids, one thing is certain about the 20th century: the sport has come a long...
Swimming World and Junior Swimmer, 12/01/99 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
William Wilson had many "firsts"
William Wilson was an important swimming pioneer, a visionary and an innovator. He was born in London on Nov. 13, 1844 of Scottish parents who...
Swimming Technique, 10/01/99 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication -
In the wake lies a tale
The late Howard Firby was the first to study the surface waves made by swimmers. Not much notice has since been taken of his writings on this...
Swimming Technique, 07/01/99 by Colwin, Cecil · More from publication
