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For the first time in Olympic history, every stroke will have its own 50-meter sprint event.
With sprint medals now expanded, speed is more valuable than ever.

The Olympic Games takes on a new look in Swimming

For the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, the IOC decided to add three new swimming events for men and women: 50 fly, 50 back and 50 breast. For many years, those events have been contested at the World Swimming Championships. Finally, the IOC recognized the immense popularity of sprint events by adding these six events (three for men and three for women) to the Olympic schedule.

Turn Technique: Improving your revolution time for all strokes

We have a policy at The Race Club, and that is that no Race Clubbers get beat on turns. That is a pretty bold statement, particularly considering that there are many ways a swimmer can lose time on a turn. We take great pride in teaching swimmers to have fast turns.

One area where swimmers obviously gain or lose on turns is during the underwaters. Similar with the start, a fast dolphin kicker can make a bad turn look good. Believe me when I tell you we make improving the dolphin kick a very high priority. That takes time.

Michigan D2 Record Holder Michael Grover didn’t just break the 100 breaststroke record—he trained for that second 50 like a savage. We knew he needed to come home in 28-mid to break the barrier, so we built this set specifically for that purpose.

When we started this progression, Michael could only hit pace on the first 1–2 reps before falling off hard. But after 6 weeks of weekly exposure to this set, his lactate tolerance, mental toughness, and late-race speed transformed. In combination with dedicated top-end speed work, he eventually went:

This set is designed to build stroke efficiency, aerobic power, and stroke-to-stroke transitions under fatigue—three pillars of 400 IM success. Each round simulates a 100 of the IM, progressively pushing your technical and physiological limits. Fly and back are front-loaded with high effort to mimic race dynamics, while breast and free are placed at the back to challenge your ability to maintain form when it matters most.

Mental Training: Perseverance is a key trait to success

The following article is a chapter from my book Winning Life’s Gold Medal

Olympians never give up

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.” – Jim Valvano

      Of all the Olympic ideals, I would say that perseverance may be the most common trait of the Olympians. There is not one Olympian who has been successful in every single race or event. They all have fallen at some point in their career, and they have all learned to get back up and push on. Some have fallen more than others. None of them give up.

Main Set:  Underwater Dolphin Kick Domination 🌊
🔥 Inspired by Record-Breaking Short Course Performances

Over the past two months, we’ve witnessed some of the fastest short course racing in swimming history. From High School State and College Conference Championships to the NCAA finals, the energy was off the charts—and the times were even faster. 🚀

Swimming Technique: Doing the right thing

At our Race Club camps, we concentrate for four consecutive days on arriving at the best possible swimming and start technique for each camper. As I indicated in a recent Aquanote, that often involves compromise.