Swimming is often described as a ‘sick sport’.

This description refers to several aspects of the sport and its culture, and this seminar will discuss most of them and suggest solutions to some of them.

However, it is primarily a seminar that will give you a better understanding of the sport's unique biomechanical demands and how you can involve yourself in managing swimming athletes.

Through screening tools and their interpretations, you can give yourself, the athlete, as well as the team around them a better understanding of how to improve their performance.

We will present how this can be applied in both a local club setting and to international performers.

Although this seminar will not give you all the tools to manage all the injuries a swimming athlete may encounter, it will make you feel comfortable in the culture and environment of the sport.  You will

What is unique about the way humans move in water?

Why do swimmers get injured?

Do I need to be a swimmer to work with swimmers?

How can I check every athlete at a training session?

The following Monday morning, you will be able to:

• Assess and explain why a swimmer is likely hurting themselves in the pool and the best way to communicate and deal with the issue/s.

• Make more accurate diagnoses and predictions of progress.

• Screen asymptomatic swimmers and pick up potential problems before they develop into injuries.

• Understand potential barriers to performance and create a common language for their management between the coach, the athlete, and you.