How to Get Faster at Swimming Outside the Pool After Camp

How to Get Faster at Swimming Outside the Pool After Camp

How to Get Faster at Swimming Outside the Pool After CampDavid Karasek
Published on: 22/10/2026

How to get faster at swimming outside the pool: one minute of ankle mobility, sips not chugs, and habits tied to your swimmer's own why. 354 days count.

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Why Are Swimmers Faster in Relays Than in Individual Races?

Why Are Swimmers Faster in Relays Than in Individual Races?

Why Are Swimmers Faster in Relays Than in Individual Races?David Karasek
Published on: 08/10/2026

Swimmers are often faster in relays because the race stops being about them. What the research says, and how to bring that feeling into individual races.

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Why Ankle Flexibility Is the #1 Predictor of a Fast Swimmer

Why Ankle Flexibility Is the #1 Predictor of a Fast Swimmer

Why Ankle Flexibility Is the #1 Predictor of a Fast SwimmerDavid Karasek
Published on: 01/10/2026

Hungarian coaches check ankle flexibility first. Stiff ankles push water the wrong way. Why mobility beats the gym for young swimmers, and the fix.

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What Makes a Fast Swim Start? 3 Things Elite Swimmers Do

What Makes a Fast Swim Start? 3 Things Elite Swimmers Do

What Makes a Fast Swim Start? 3 Things Elite Swimmers DoDavid Karasek
Published on: 12/06/2026

A fast swim start isn't just gym power.. it's patience and sequencing. The 3 things elite swimmers do differently off the block, from a study of 140 pros.

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