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Howard, Georgetown Team Captains Preview Biggest HBCU Swim Meet in History

SwimSwam sat down with team captains from Howard and Georgetown to preview “Battle at the Burr”, an epic dual between two fierce rivals

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Practice + Pancakes: UNLV Fires Off Friday Circuit, 15-Meter Speed Wars

Everyone finished the practice with Speed Wars, essentially a King or Queen of the Hill, broken up by stroke, in the 15-meter pool. 

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Ben Proud Breaks Down Winning the 50 Free Triple Crown, Sprint Training Regimen

Proud dives into his training (7k-14k meters per week), his mentality toward sprinting, and how he balances work in the pool vs work in the gym.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 3,929 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 3,929 Swim Jobs.

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What is Eddie Reese Doing Differently in Practice this Fall at Texas?

Reese says they are further along in Rocktober than they have ever been (it’s not even October yet).

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Swimming Decathlon, NCAA Stars, & WADA’s Policy on Marijuana

we discuss what a decathlon for swimming would look like, NCAA stars Maggie MacNeil, Leon Marchand, and Josh Liendo, and WADA’s policy on Marijuana.

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Will Glass on New Texas Volunteer, 6-Up in the 100 Fly, & Nine Banded Whiskey

Glass discusses what he hopes to bring to the pool deck in Austin and what he learned as a mentee of the famed Eddie Reese.

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WR-Holder Sarah Thomas Explains What Actually Goes into Swimming 100 Miles

SwimSwam sat down with Sarah Thomas, the world record-holder for the longest continuous swim done in current-neutral conditions (104.6 miles).

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Do You Love Swimming? See 3,923 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 3,923 Swim Jobs.

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WATCH: 2022 Texas Men Orange & White Intrasquad (All Race Videos)

SwimSwam went down the road in Austin, Texas to the Texas men’s Orange & White intrasquad, which always has fast, suited, in-season times for mid-September

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16yo Nick Mahabir on 1:00.3 100 Breast, Water Polo, & Being Neighbors with MA

We discuss Nick choosing to represent Singapore, being surprise neighbors with Michael Andrew in Coronado, and playing water polo until age 15

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Do You Love Swimming? See 3,920 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 3,920 Swim Jobs.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Dressel’s Records, Whereabouts Failures, & “The Rowdy Rule”

we discuss the likelihood that Caeleb Dressel’s NCAA records get broken,whereabouts failure suspensions, and ‘Rowdy’s Rule’ for getting back into swim shape.

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West Point Commits Hadley King, Campbell Payton on Being First Verbals for 2024

Each athlete gives perspective on what they took away from their experience and what they would tell others that are still going through college recruitment.

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Erin Gemmell Breaks Down 1:54 Split, Training with her Dad, and Making Paris 2024

After getting sick just weeks before US Trials, she placed 7th in the 200 free final, just missing out on her first senior international team.

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