TRAINING ARTISTIC SWIMMING IN THE GYM

TRAINING ARTISTIC SWIMMING IN THE GYM

A practical guide to dryland physical preparation

Build a more structured, sport-specific approach to physical preparation for artistic swimming.

This 328-page guide connects training theory with practical applications for the gym. It is designed for artistic swimming coaches, strength and conditioning professionals, technical directors, and coaches in training.

INSIDE THE GUIDE

• The physical and physiological demands of contemporary artistic swimming

• Exercise guidance for lower- and upper-body strength, core stability, compound movements, medicine ball work, mobility, and flexibility

• Training methods for strength, muscular endurance, speed, and power

• Practical advice on structuring sessions, organizing weekly training, planning seasonal development, and monitoring progress

• Sample training plans for athletes aged 11–14 and 14–20, including junior and senior microcycles

• Specific physical preparation for acrobatic routines, including featured swimmers and support swimmers

• Practical dryland performance benchmarks, appendices, and a selected bibliography

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aldo Pantaleoni is an acrobatics coach for the USA Artistic Swimming National Team, specializing in acrobatics and strength and conditioning for artistic swimming. A former competitive gymnast and a graduate in Sport and Exercise Science, he has more than 12 years of experience in performance development, coach education, and acrobatic training methodology.

He is a member of the World Aquatics Acrobatic Working Group and contributed to the development of the World Aquatics Acrobatic Catalogue 2023 and related international regulations. He also serves as a consultant for the acrobatics module of the World Aquatics International Coaches Certification Programme.

Throughout his career, Aldo has collaborated with national teams and federations in Japan, Switzerland, Australia and Austria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Greece and Italy. In 2026, he contributed to Japan’s silver medal in the Acrobatic Routine at the World Aquatics World Cup Super Final and was invited to speak at the Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships.

FORMAT

English-language eBook

328-page PDF download

Use this guide as a practical reference to plan and adapt dryland training to the demands of artistic swimming.