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FINIS Set Of The Week: Next Level Age Group Training

Today’s FINIS Set of the Week comes from James Harasym. James was a competitive swimmer for 12 years for Three Village…

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Penny Oleksiak Named 2016 Syl Apps Athlete Of The Year

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is proud to recognize Penny Oleksiak as the 2016 Syl Apps Ontario Athlete of…

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Las Vegas Swim Club To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Las Vegas is known for its glitz and glamour, but what most people don’t know is that in the jewel…

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Never Too Old To Dream: Battling Through The Pain

It’s now been about a year and a half since I started trying to swim competitively, and I’ve been laid up for the past three months or so.

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3 Reasons Why Swim Parents Get A Bad Rap

Here are three traits that make swim parents the best—but can cause problems if left unchecked

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Video: #PhlexFlop Belly Flop Challenge

Thanks to all of our fans, we have reached our first 100,000 views. To show our appreciation, we partnered with Funky Trunks to start the #PhlexFlop Belly Flop Challenge.

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Not Paying NCAA Athletes Is Immoral – Here’s A Solution

Yet when I watch these world-class athletes, my excitement is intertwined with a sickening emotion—the understanding that these athletes aren’t paid.

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FINIS Set Of The Week: The Dreaded But Necessary Test Set

This was the primary test set that we did to evaluate where we were at in our training.

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Video: Swim Faster Using A Brick

One of the coolest things we’ve had the opportunity of doing since starting this channel is trying out a bunch of cutting edge training products.

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The Final Frontier Of Fast Swimming

After every Olympic Games, and after more records fall, the same question keeps coming up: How do swimmers keep getting faster?

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Transitioning Into The “Swammer” Life

No one really prepares you for the moment when you completely stop all you have ever known for the past 18 years.

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5 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Compete In High School Swim

I helped out at a high school swim meet last week and it reminded me of how exciting the high school season can be.

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Former N. Dakota Coach Speaks Out On Program Cut

Most of the aquatic community already know what unfortunately happened this week to one of the most successful college Swimming program in the nation in the last 3 decades: the Men and Women Swimming and Diving programs from the University of North Dakota has been discontinued (cut!!!)

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Rough Seas // Tough Sailor – An Open Discussion On Mental Illness

I started Rough Seas // Tough Sailor – a website and community dedicated to the open discussion, support, and advocacy of mental health and mental illness in athletics.

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Advice For Your First Year Of College, Swimmers – By College Swimmers

“There’s a good chance you’ll get worse before you get better. Stay patient, be confident in the changes you’re making (in your training/strokes, schedule changes).”

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