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Whether you’re a professional swimmer or a beginner, you’ve likely done circle swimming (swimming up one side of the lane and down the other) at some point in time. There are many benefits to this type of swimming, including accommodating … Read More

Training for endurance swimming is kind of a catch-22. To increase your endurance levels, you need to swim longer distances, but this leads to fatigue and a loss in technique, decreasing overall performance while in the water. The best way … Read More

Music is a great way to both pace yourself and push yourself. For most land-based workouts, it’s easy to find a good pair of headphones or earbuds that can stream your tunes for you as you deadlift, bench press, go … Read More

At SwimJim we keep our pools to a comfortable 88-90 degrees year round for lessons, but jumping into really cold water—let alone swimming in it for minutes or hours at a time—isn’t something most people are particularly willing to do. … Read More

One of the most basic swimming techniques everyone from beginners to pros needs to master is how to float in water. It doesn’t matter your body type, weight, or shape is; everyone can float. If you’re having trouble floating and … Read More

By:  Jaison Manns   For more than a year many school playgrounds, parks, amusement facilities and even recreation centers have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This has made it a challenge for parents across the country and around … Read More

SwimJim cares about our team, students and their families’ health and safety. We will continue our current social distancing and mask policy consistent with school districts and other businesses that also are committed to stopping the spread of COVID19. We look … Read More

Soon spring will be upon us as will spring breaks.  It’s never too early to think about safety as drowning risk is always present and does not look like what we think drowning risk might be.  Have a read of Playground … Read More

With a broad history that dates back to the early 1400’s in sub-Saharan Africa, swimming has been a huge part of Black (African) history. SwimJim believes that diversity of all sorts is a key component in motivating today’s youth to … Read More