Articles by SwimSwam Contributors

Currently in a Relationship: With Swimming

If you’re reading this, swimming may already have stolen your heart.

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Celebrating 79 Years of Don Megerle, a Coach Who Defined Tufts Athletics

A tribute to Don Megerle, whose 33-year Tufts coaching career and post-retirement work influenced generations of swimmers and runners.

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Team Redbirds’ Ellen Reynolds To Be Inducted To Masters International Swimming HOF in 2026

Ellen Reynolds with her fiancee Brian Johnson at Munich Olympic pool.

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Ten Days of Torture: How Age Groupers From St. Louis Get Fired Up for Winter Training

Ten Days of Torture: Age Group Swimmers Turning Winter Miles Into Smiles

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Quarterback U: From Pool to Podium in a Football World

College swimmers train with the same intensity as football stars, but compete far from the brightest lights. What if swimming got the spectacle it deserves?

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Shouts From the Stands: I’m a Ryan Erisman Fan

Will Lerch became a fan of rising distance star Ryan Erisman this weekend after watching him swim at the Pro Swim Series in Austin.

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Fourteen Months Out of the Water: What Injury Really Teaches a Swimmer

In swimming, time away isn’t neutral—it’s costly. I learned that watching my son lose 14 months to shoulder injuries.

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PDCA Announces Town Hall and New Committee to Support High School Diving Coaches

The U.S. Professional Diving Coaches Association is launching two initiatives to better support high school and beginner diving coaches across the country.

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Stop Trying to Calm Down: The Pre-Race Skill Nobody Teaches Swimmers

Pressure doesn’t decide who gets the breakthrough swim. The meaning you attach to pressure does.

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Preview: 2025 Illinois High School Dual Swim Meet Tournament

The Hinsdale Central boys highlight the eight-team tournament as the reigning three-time IHSA state champions.

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Boost Your Confidence by Recording Your Wins

We’ve all heard about the benefits of positive self-talk, but what if you don’t believe the statements you are repeating in your mind?

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Standout Swimmers Flock to Florida for FGC Winter Champs

Top teams from across Florida, as well as some other states and even Aruba, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, traveled to the Sunshine State to compete in the meet.

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Notes From The Underwater: Thoughts From a Mile-Long Swim

A first-person account of a 1650-yard swim from former competitive swimmer and USA Swim Coach turned AAU swim league board member Maggie Ashley.

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Swimming and Diving Don’t Have a Fan Interest Problem. It Has an Access and Experience Problem

Because swimming and diving are almost always presented together, the challenges and solutions apply to both.

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Candy Cane Wishes and Chlorine Dreams

It’s the time of year for holiday cheer! And while the rest of the world seems to take a vacation, swimmers show up with renewed dedication.

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