Heading into the spring can only mean one thing in the world of swimming – long course season is here! For those who spend the majority of the season training short course, the shift to racing (or training) in a pool more than twice as long can be rough at times. Here are six tips for a successful transition from short course to long course this season. READ MORE: https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/04/12/six-tips-for-transitioning-to-long-course-swimming

By CASEY MCNULTY Meets featuring a preliminaries/finals setup are an expected part of the competitive swimming journey. Swimmers in these competitions frequently compete twice daily, the morning critical to extend action into the evening. Many swimmers notice that their performance improves during finals, with many achieving faster times than during prelims. Several factors contribute to this phenomenon. This article will look at three major factors that can explain why swimmers tend to swim faster during finals: Motivation, opportunity and the time of day. READ MORE

By Isabelle Robuck No one else compares to your favorite swim coach. Think about it now; what makes your coach the best? Most swimmers deeply relate to their coaches through shared work ethic and discipline, training style, and – most importantly – their infinite words of wisdom. READ MORE

From the Swimming World website... By RUTH BEADLE You don’t have to be an athlete to love a good sports story. There are so many iconic movies, TV shows and books that tell true or fictional stories about teams and individuals trying to be successful within their sport. Every one of us who has participated in sports has a unique story. Here are a couple of reasons why your sports story is important to being a successful athlete. READ MORE

Four OCA swimmers qualify and become Scholastic All Americans: Emmitt Ralston Matthew Williamson Evan Liu Jakson Winn The boys are 4 of 1,281 athletes in high school who have maintained a minimum 3.5 GPA and qualified for winter juniors

The swimming season is a long haul. Here is the swimmer’s guide to staying fired up for the duration of the year. Think of this list as your little Swiss army knife of motivation. Bookmark it, and save it for those days where you need a jolt of inspiration to get back to the pool. And here we go:

Congratulations Luke Dunn for breaking the PNS 200 Fly LCM record!!!!!! The old record was set in 2012 by Ivan Graham who swam for IST with 2:19.92. Luke broke the record at the PNS age group champs meet at KCAC posting a time of 2:19.71. Luke is currently the only swimmer to swim for OCA to have broken a LSC record.

Top 10 Things To Look Forward To In a New Swim Season A new swim season brings the feeling of the first day of school. You get to reconnect with teammates that you may not have seen as often during the between-season break, and you get the chance to attack your goals with a new sense of energy. Although the break can be productive and is needed to revitalize motivation and to allow your body to recover, swimmers yearn to see these things in a new season.......... READ MORE:

Every parent wants their kid to grow up and do something incredible, like win the Olympics 23 times. But there is only one Michael Phelps. Of course, raising your kid to be an athlete can be a hardship for many. And supporting Phelps through his mind-blowing career must have been a challenge of its own, right? Read More.....

As a mental performance coach, this time of the year is always my favorite time of the year. Swimmers and swim teams, from the age group level all the way through the NCAA, are getting prepared for their upcoming championship meets where they’re desperately hoping that months and months of training, hard work, and dedication will pay off and yield results. Helping swimmers get mentally prepared for such an occasion is what I love doing most, and it’s what I want to help you with today. READ MORE.....