Lifestyle

You Just Won An Olympic Medal. Now What Do You Do?

“Stop. Take a breath, one private moment, as soon as you can while your emotions are still raw. Let it sink in. I’m an Olympic Champion.” Now what?

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A Swim Coach’s Review of “Killer Coach”

“Killer Coach” is a made-for-TV crime drama from Lifetime, which is a television network that produces original movies exclusively for your mom.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Berrylicious Bowls

With summer slowly approaching, it’s almost time for peak berry season! Here’s how I like to incorporate berries into my daily eating.

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From Elite Swimmer To Beer Craftsman

Robert Margalis, a two-time Pan American champion, has traded in his suit to become the head brewer at Bootlegger’s Brewery in Fullerton, California.

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Answers Alert For SwimSwam Brain Teaser: Time For A Swimmer Scramble

Think you’re the best of the best when it comes to aquatic brain teasers? Challenge your teammates and friends to a fun swimmer word scramble.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 68% Believe Tokyo Olympics Will Go On In 2021

More than two-thirds of voters are still optimistic that the Tokyo Olympics will go on in 2021 without a cancellation, despite concern from some officials.

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Penny Oleksiak, Cheerios Team Up to Donate over $1 Million to Food Banks Canada

Penny Oleksiak, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist, is part of an effort by General Mills to redirect its Olympic advertising into foodbank advertising.

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11-Year-Old Emma Palmer Walking Again After January Brain Bleed

11-year-old swimmer Emma Palmer is walking again, less than 100 days after a harrowing post-practice collapse due to a spontaneous brain bleed.

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Swim Mom Musing: Blessed Beginnings

“This journey created memories that will last for a lifetime, and it produced special moments for the parents that left me breathless.”

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Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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Swim Mom: 6 Tips for Swim Parents About Seeing Things Differently

If we take anything away from these uncertain days, maybe it’s not to sweat the small stuff and appreciate what we have.

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Hilary Caldwell Ink: Red Hot Lyrics, Mermaids, Randyism & More

After competing in her first Games in 2012, Canadian backstroker Hilary Caldwell wanted nothing more than to get the Olympic rings tattoo.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Ikee Tackles A Lion, Phelps Touts Soy

This week’s Beyond the Lane Lines touches on Michael Phelps’ new non-dairy habit and Rikako Ikee’s dabble into the animal kingdom.

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Anthony Ervin: Ink and Water

“I don’t look like Tony, sound like Tony, or even remotely sprint like Tony. But put us both in jammers, caps, and goggles and it’s a different story.”

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Fred Bousquet, The Thinking Man’s Tattoo Artist

“For me, a tattoo often signifies either a philosophy, a state of mind, or the end of a story,” says Bousquet, a four-time French Olympian.

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