Swim Clinics
Swimming is one of the most popular participation sports. People are drawn to the sport for leisure, cardiovascular workouts, or competition. Swimming has a distinct profile of injuries and medical conditions. The most common problems seen among swimmers include "swimmer's shoulder," an overuse injury that causes inflammation of the supraspinatus and/or the biceps tendon. Studies have found that 10 to 13 percent of teenagers and 26 percent of elite college swimmers reported current interfering shoulder pain and the majority of these swimmers experienced shoulder pain in the past. Almost half of masters swimmers report pain episodes that last at least 3 weeks and interfere with swimming.1
Prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal swimming injuries often focus on proper stroke mechanics. Proper stroke technique greatly improves a swimmer's ability to train intensely without injury, and studying an injured swimmer's stroke mechanics is essential because alteration may be needed to prevent reinjury.
SSPT provides swim clinics that address topics that include:
- Stroke adaptations
- Relaxation and breathing techniques
- Open water swimming techniques
- Nutrition and recovery
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Training tips
SSPT swim clinics are tailored to the needs of age group swimmers, people swimming to improve their health and conditioning, and masters swimmers. Whether you swim recreationally or you are an experienced triathlete, SSPT's swim clinics can help you learn how to relax in the water, increase the effectiveness of your training, and swim injury-free.
1 Kammer CS, Young CC, Niedfeldt MW. Swimming Injuries and Illnesses. The Physician and Sports Medicine 27(4): April 1999.
Learn more about some common conditions that swimmers experience:
