The air directly above the pool: What chlorine by-products can do to the airways
A recent mini-review looks not at the water, but at the breathing zone just centimetres above it—where swimmers inhale and exhale for hours.
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Caffeine before the race: Faster on average—but 1.7 percent is not 1.7 percent for everyone
A new meta-analysis finds a measurable performance effect of caffeine in swimming. The large variation between studies still makes blanket dosing recommendations problematic.
Jetlag rules from GPT-4: Only the experts made them truly useful
Seventeen international sleep and chronobiology experts reviewed AI-generated recommendations for athletes. The study shows remarkably well where artificial intelligence is useful—and where it is not.
Ice bath or hot bath? The answer depends more on the goal than on the trend
A recent systematic review finds no universally best water temperature for recovery—and even warns of possible immediate performance losses after cold exposure.
Injury prevention in swimming: The shoulder alone is not enough
A review published only in September 2026 shows that most prevention programmes focus on the shoulder and back—even though the risk factors are much broader.
Contrast baths after swim training: What do they achieve?
Warm, cold, warm, cold: contrast water therapy is frequently used in elite sport. But does it actually help?
PAPE before 50 m freestyle: Useful or not?
Explosive strength exercises before a sprint are intended to boost performance in the short term. In swimming, however, this does not work equally well for every athlete.
How to individualise warm-up in swimming
Many swimmers have followed the same warm-up routine for years. Yet there are good reasons to individualise warm-ups more strongly.