In the fast-paced realm of competitive swimming, choosing the right goggles is not just a preference; it’s a performance-enhancing necessity. As the swimming landscape evolves, so does the technology behind these essential accessories. In this comprehensive guide, we unveil the top-tier swimming goggles of 2024 that will elevate your swimming experience. After several years of buying goggles for my competitive swimmer and after polling several swimmers of many different age groups and disciplines, I have created this updated guide based on my popular post from 2023: 10 Best Swimming Goggles fo ..read more

Unleashing Precision and Style: A Deep Dive into TheMagic5 Custom Fit Swimming Goggles In a sea of goggle options ranging from Swedish goggles to competition goggles, open water goggles to hi-tech versions, finding the perfect pair becomes a personal quest for every swimmer. The challenge intensifies with diverse types vying for attention through avenues like The Shark Tank, Instagram Ads, and Online Sellers. Amidst this diversity, TheMagic5 stands out as a unique and truly customized solution tailored to each swimmer’s distinct face shape. My son, Alex, and I delved into this personalized g ..read more

No one likes to talk about it but a common problem for swimmers is yellowing of their teeth. If you follow a few simple preventative tips, you can reduce the yellowing and keep those teeth sparkling white. Repetitive exposure to pool chemicals, particularly chlorine and bromine, disrupts the natural pH of the swimmer’s saliva. This in turn can cause one of two problems, or both. The change in pH makes the teeth’ enamel softer. Mineral balance in the mouth changes and yellow or even brown stains start to appear on the teeth surfaces. The other problem is known as swimmer’s calculus. This build ..read more

To a non-swimmer or parent, the idea that some pools are faster or slower than others seems odd. If your swimmer is telling you that this pool is a fast pool while others are slow pools, there may be more than a few reasons why. In this post, we will explain the reasons why some pools are faster than others. Competition Swimming Pool Design The design of the pool is the major contributor to creating favorable conditions for a competitive swimmer. Several factors can make a swimmer’s lane assignment a factor in swimming well. Higher-level competition pools are almost always faster and your sw ..read more

Sooner or later every swimmer is going to end up with shoulder pain. In fact, there are several over-use type injuries in the category of Swimming Injuries. In this post, I’m going to explain how to identify and manage the most common complaint of competitive swimmers, Swimmer’s Shoulder. What is Swimmer’s Shoulder? Simply put, Swimmer’s Shoulder is where specific soft tissue structures in the front and side of the shoulder joint are pinched or impinged and inflamed. Because swimming requires repetitive use of the muscle groups in the front of the shoulder, an imbalance eventually occurs in ..read more

Looking for the best swimming goggles for your competitive swimmer? Whether you have a young swimmer who is new to the sport or you are a competitive swimmer looking for the best goggles for competing, we have your answer. Here is a list of the 10 Best Swimming Goggles tested by swimmers themselves. Jump To: Best Young Swimmer Goggles Best Competition Goggles Best Open Water Goggles Best Traditional Goggles Best Hi-Tech Goggles Best Custom-Fit Goggles Best Prescription Goggles Swim goggles are one of the most essential swim apparel items that you will purchase. There are many types of ..read more

Ever find yourself wondering how to keep up with your swim training when you are away from home? There are many ways to get access to a pool if you are creative. While away for a long weekend, my son was really wanting some pool time. Championship, short-course season was just a few weeks away and he missed nearly a week of training from not feeling well. Not missing another day of training suddenly became very important! So we are a few hundred miles away from home, in Kentucky. Where do we find a pool? Just so happens, we were visiting some friends who have always been involved with the mi ..read more

Hi all! We are a swim family who has learned a lot along the way and simply loves competitive swimming. Swimming has become a huge part of our lives over the past few years, and we are so thankful for everyone who makes this such an amazing sport. Our goal with NewSwimmer.com is to pass down what we have learned during our transition from a new swim family to one that is supporting our growing, competitive swimmer. We hope our site will become a resource for you to refer back to as your swimmer progresses. Our site hosts information that we will continue to update and build upon. Swimming 10 ..read more

After browsing the internet, asking seasoned parents, and looking at social media forums, it seems the resounding answer to this question is a Classic Lined Croc. Many of the swimmers love that they are easy to take on and off and they have some warmth to them. They dry fairly quickly and are light. A favorite among the girls. My son, on the other hand, prefers to wear some sort of rubber slide with no padding. Several of the ones on the market have a fabric cushion under the strap. I would avoid this if possible. Under Armour and Nike make a few versions that we have used in the past. He lik ..read more

To a non-swimmer parent, the idea that some pools are faster or slower than others seems odd. If your new swimmer is telling you that the pool is slow, there may be more than a few reasons why. Older pools may not have updated gutter systems. Newer systems allow water along the pool edges to flow over a gutter. This keeps waves from rebounding into the swimmers and slowing them down. Swimmers in the outside lanes, typically 1 and 8, have the biggest disadvantage. Some pools are shallower. Similarly, shallow pools don’t disperse waves like deeper pools. This can slow a swimmer’s momentum and ..read more