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SwimSwam Podcast: Charlie Houchin Shares National Team Stories

Houchin shared many of his pre-travel meet routines, what rooming with Phelps was like at an Olympic Games, and much more.

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CEO Swim Series: Tristan Lehari on Tritonwear Intel You Need to Swim Fast

Tristan explains how Tritonwear is able to bust out the mindblowing metrics that they do for every big race in the last Olympic quad. 

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See 200 Episodes Of The SwimSwam Podcast

SwimSwam welcomes the biggest names in swimming for their unique perspectives, and we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.

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Swim CEO Series: Dan Meinholz on Running a Successful Swim Biz in A3

Dan gets into the highs and lows of running your own business as well as being a small company and being able to interact with all of your clientele base.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Why John Naber’s Silver-Medal Swim Might’ve Been His Greatest

the USA 1976 Men’s team was dominant and Naber was one of the winningest athletes on that team, garnering 4 gold medals and 1 silver

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Swim CEO Series: Dan Dingman Talks Revolutionary Benefits of Commit Swimming

Dingman also previews a new highly-anticipated feature coming to Commit soon: the ability to track entire season plans. 

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Arena USA signs 20x NCAA All-American, Natalie Hinds, through 2021

“We are committed to partnering with Natalie on her goals for the community as well as in the pool.” said Mark Pinger, General Manager of arena USA.

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Olympian Kathleen Baker Bodysurfs To Stay Fit: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Olympic champion Kathleen Baker dives deep in this GMM takeover of the SwimSwam podcast, taking us back to her first 11-12 NAG record.

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Swim CEO Series: David McCagg on Why GMX7 is Great for Resistance Training

It’s been tested by Ryan Lochte, Caeleb Dressel, and more, and it seems like it could revolutionize the resistance training world

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Do You Need Goggle Comfort? Try Smack Swim Strap

Goggles are an essential part of swimming, but the straps can be too tight or after an extended period of wearing them they can cause “swim goggle headache”.

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How To Get The College Preview Magazine With The Reece Whitley Cover

Cal star Reece Whitley graces the cover of the 2020-21 College Preview issue. Inside we rank the top-50 NCAA swimmers and the top-20 swimming teams.

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The Caeleb Dressel Swimming Master Class: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Dressel drops in on this GMM takeover of the podcast in the middle of the pandemic. He’s fit, training well, and more of a swim nerd than we fully realized. 

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Coughlin Talks Food, Fun, and Embarrassing Moments: GMM presented by SwimOutlet

12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin is raw, real, and funny in this SwimSwam Podcast. She shares a lot, and she roasts me in the process.

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How to Sign Up for the SwimSwam Weekly Newsletter

Worried you might miss a big story? Sign up for the SwimSwam Newsletter. Weekly, we’ll send you a list of only the biggest stories straight to your email.

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World Champ Regan Smith Explains Taking Gap Year: GMM presented by SwimOutlet

Regan Smith opens up about her decision to take a gap year from Standford, and she puts on her swim nerd cap breaking down her recent intrasquad meet swims.

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