Quick Dips: Short reads for the car journey.
Quick Dips answer the questions young age-group swimmers often have about training, racing and being part of a swimming club.
Created by Bluefins coaches, each one focuses on a single subject and takes under two minutes to read.
Choose a category and find the question you want answered. Every Quick Dip finishes with a question you can ask your coach to continue the conversation at the pool.
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Goals
1. How Do I Qualify for Counties?
2. How Do I Know If I’m Improving?
3. What Should My Swimming Goals Be?
4. Why Isn’t a PB My Only Sign of Progress?
5. Should I Have Different Goals for Training and Racing?
Training
1. Why Isn’t Every Length Fast?
2. Why Does My Coach Change the Pace?
3. Why Do We Repeat the Same Skills?
4. What Should I Do When a Set Feels Too Hard?
5. Why Do We Train Strokes That Aren’t My Best?
Technique
1. Why Does Technique Matter If I Can Already Swim Fast?
2. Why Does My Coach Ask Me to Slow Down?
3. Why Do We Practise Starts and Turns So Often?
4. Why Does My Technique Change When I Get Tired?
5. How Can One Small Change Improve My Swimming?
Racing
1. What Does a Disqualification Mean?
2. What If My Race Doesn’t Go to Plan?
3. How Do I Get Picked for Arena League?
4. Why Didn’t I Swim a PB?
5. How Should I Pace My Race?
Meet Preparation
1. What Should I Pack for a Swimming Competition?
2. What Should I Do When I Arrive at a Meet?
3. Why Is the Competition Warm-Up Important?
4. What Happens in the Marshalling Area?
5. How Do I Get Ready Between My Races?
Pre-Pool
1. Why Should I Warm Up Before I Get in the Pool?
2. What Should a Pre-Pool Warm-Up Include?
3. Why Do We Raise, Mobilise, Activate and Prime?
4. Why Should My Pre-Pool Warm-Up Change?
5. How Can I Take More Responsibility for My Warm-Up?
Habits
1. What Makes a Good Training Habit?
2. Why Is Arriving on Time Important?
3. Why Should I Listen When My Coach Is Speaking?
4. Why Should I Bring the Right Kit to Every Session?
5. How Can I Become More Independent at Swimming?
Fuel & Recovery
1. What Should I Eat Before Swimming?
2. Why Should I Bring a Drink to Training?
3. What Should I Eat After Swimming?
4. What Should I Eat During a Long Competition?
5. Why Does My Body Need Recovery After Training?
Sleep & Recovery
1. Why Is Sleep Important for Swimmers?
3. Why Can Early Training Feel So Difficult?
4. What Can Help Me Sleep Before a Competition?
5. What Should I Do If I Feel More Tired Than Usual?
Growing Up & Swimming
1. Can I Swim and Race When I Have My Period?
2. What Should I Pack in Case My Period Starts at Swimming?
3. Why Can Training Feel Different During My Period?
4. Who Can I Talk to About My Period at Swimming?
5. Why Can Swimming Feel Different as I Grow?
Mindset
1. What Can I Do When I Feel Nervous Before a Race?
2. How Can I Stay Calm Behind the Blocks?
3. What Should I Do When I Feel Disappointed?
4. Why Should I Focus on What I Can Control?
5. How Can I Feel More Confident in the Pool?
Team & Club
1. How Does My Coach Decide Which Squad Is Right for Me?
2. Why Do Swimmers Move Squads at Different Times?
3. What Are Coaches Looking for Apart from Speed?
4. What Does Being a Good Teammate Look Like?
5. Why Are Relays About More Than Individual Speed?
Safety & Support
1. Who Can I Talk to If I Need Help?
2. What Does the Club Welfare Officer Do?
3. Is It Okay to Tell Someone When I Feel Uncomfortable?
4. What Should I Do If Something at Swimming Worries Me?
5. How Can I Help Swimming Feel Safe and Welcoming for Everyone?