The Science of Swimming
Short breakdowns of research and practice: what you can apply to your training this very week. New materials are published in the Telegram channel.
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Why threshold heart rate matters more than speed
How the threshold changes the plan and why "holding on" doesn't mean "it works."
Rhythm stability as a separate skill
Why pace variation from rep to rep eats up seconds.
Shoulders: when pain is load, not injury
A breakdown of a typical case with recommendations.
Taper: 21 days for men and 14 for women
Two phases, race modeling, what gets left undone.
Peaking without "finishing yourself off" with volume
What the plan looks like in numbers.
Overtraining: how the data sees it
Resting heart rate, HRV, stress index — reference points.