Daily Dive!
"It is not the team with the best players that win. It's the players with the best team that wins."
Open Water: Swimming Out of the Box
The water is usually colder, deeper, and not treated with chemicals. It's considered safe for swimming when there are tolerable levels of pathogenic bacteria and acceptable temperatures (15-24°C). We also share the water with plants, animals and microorganisms, which depend on organic matter to survive. When it rains, city debris flow into the water, since lakes, rivers, and beaches are usually the lowest local points. Yet, thousands of people go for a swim in the open, and something bad rarely happens.
7 Unusual Tips For Swimmers Attending Swim Meets
After attending dozens of swim meets and hearing all the complaints from our swimmers, we came up with 7 tips to improve their results. We know that coaches don't like parents interfering with their kids' training and racing, but we are trying to complement, not conflict with, what they learn in the pool. These tips were inspired by our view from the galleries and as officials positioned on deck. Our knowledge from endurance sports practised outside the pool also backs them up.
Time Benchmark
Compare your time with swimming standards.
You can now keep track of your best times and benchmark all of them at the same time
It was a request since day 1, and we finally got it done: We can now save the swimmers' best times on Geek Swimmers and benchmark all of them simultaneously! After creating an account and saving the best times, all we have to do is select the time standard to see the comparisons. It helps to identify and plan the events for upcoming meets, achieve goals, and balance performance across events and strokes, preventing early specialization.
Create your account or sign-in today to check it out!
You can now sign up to Geek Swimmers and create your swimmer profile
It took 2 months, but we finally finished the first version of the sign up process. You can now create your swimmer profile and start using Geek Swimmers to track your times and progress.
Create your account today!
ROW's swimmers broke 4 club records in January!
It is becoming a routine. After 7 last month, ROW swimmers broke 4 more this month. Congratulations to Chris Rus, Beckett Shannon, Olivia Snyder, and Nicholas Wei!
Visit ROW Club Records Page for more details.
ROW's swimmers broke 7 club records in December!
Seven more times added to the history of the club! Congratulations to Eliza Lin, Olivia Snyder, Aris Chan, Nicholas Wei, and Patrick Liu for their impressive achievements! This generation of swimmers is challenging their limits and making the club proud!
Visit ROW Club Records Page for more details.
The Huronia Regional Time Standards Are Now Available!
That's the first time GeekSwimmers published standards of another Ontario region.
Visit the Standards Page for more info.
