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Do You Love Swimming? See 384 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you are looking for a career in swimming or you are looking to move up in your current aquatics career, see swim jobs here.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 376 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Looking for a job in swimming? Looking to move up in your swim coach career? See 376 swim job listing…

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Do You Love Swimming? See 375 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Are you looking for a job in swimming or to move up in your coaching career? SwimSwam has 375 Swim Jobs listed.

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Has Olympic And World Champion Cameron McEvoy Found The Bleeding Edge Of Sprint Training?

Cameron McEvoy details his training blocks since the 2024 Paris Olympics, and how long he worked on pure power out of the water is eye-popping!

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Shaine Casas Turns The Corner To LA2028 With His World Championships 1:54.30 200 IM

Shaine has shown flashes of brilliance, moments that hinted at greatness, but 2025 feels different. This summer feels like a corner was turned.

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How To Get The 2025 College Preview Magazine With The Rex Maurer Cover

This issue is big and it is packed with conference previews and recruiting intel on future NCAA stars who will shake up next year’s lists.

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Kyle Chalmers and The Greatest 100 Free Field In History

We are witnessing a once-in-a-generation 100 freestyle field as we ramp up to LA2028, and Kyle’s bond with each competitor is unique.

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Regan Smith Needs Her Own Podcast, And This Is Why

Regan doesn’t hide the grind or the heartbreak (or the behind the scenes events that can distract elites). She gives us beat-by-beat insight.

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How Your Rival Team Is Getting Ahead

How are smart clubs getting ahead? They pick the one tool that makes practice more organized, focused, and efficient. That tool is Neon Pace Clock.

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Will Kate Douglass Compete Through The LA2028 Olympic Games?

Kate said swimming has to fit into a lifestyle that makes sense for her. Listen to her response and tell me what you think in the comments.

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Michael Phelps’ Letter And The Story USA Swimming Didn’t Tell You

These opinions are my own, not on behalf of SwimSwam, its staff, or its partners. I write as someone who swam year-round from 1972 to 1996…

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How To Become An Olympic Photographer

SwimSwam Photographer, Jack Spitser, goes behind the scenes, tracing his journey from college swimming to capturing images at the Olympic Games.

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Rowdy Gaines: Michael Phelps Is Right — And I’m Not Backing Down Either

Michael and I are saying what many are thinking: something is broken in the way USA Swimming is being run. And if we don’t fix it now, we risk…

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NCAP CEO Tom Ugast Gets Real About the State of Club Swimming

USA Swimming registration was flat in an Olympic year. That’s never happened before. If that doesn’t rattle you, you’re not paying attention.

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Gear Review: Zygo Z2 – Underwater Audio That Actually Streams (Yes, Really)

Most so-called “waterproof headphones” are lying to you. Zygo Z2 is among the very few that actually streams audio while you swim.

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