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3 Keys to Tapering Off the Weights This Season

We’ve worked to help bring you the three strategies to consider with tapering your swimmers off the weights this season.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Backstroke Technique

Learning to swim backstroke isn’t an impossible task. Once you’re able to float on your back, everything else comes fairly easily with enough practice. But, actually swimming backstroke well can be slightly more challenging.

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Fitter and Faster Offering Adult Technique Camps in March

Fitter and Faster, is producing two “Adult Technique Camps” in the month of March. There will be one camp in Miami, Florida, and one in Springfield, Virginia. Two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton (featured image) will lead the Miami camp.

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How to Swim Faster Freestyle

Whether you’re a triathlete training for open water, a competitive swimmer, or a recreational swimmer, learning to swim faster and improving your freestyle is likely on your radar.

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Why Your Breaststroke Technique is Failing You

Breaststroke is the slowest among all the strokes, and one of the toughest to master in terms of technique. The good news is, making even the slightest adjustments can result in better stroke efficiency and a faster swim.

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arena Picked as Stanford’s Official Technical Swim Equipment Supplier

arena is pleased to announce a sponsorship and supply agreement with Stanford University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

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S.R. Smith Exhibiting at Aquatic Professional Convention

S.R.Smith will display several commercial pool products at the Association of Aquatic Professionals Annual Convention & Expo, February 25-28 – Embassy Suites Convention Center in Frisco, Texas.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Stroke-Specific Set

This set is stroke specific – do both rounds one stroke or switch between two. The key here is to focus on your breakouts and turns.

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BSN Sports Team of the Week: Team Elite

If Team Elite was its own country, it would’ve placed 3rd in the medal count at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Can Your Staff Plan, Collaborate, Store & Instantly Analyze Workouts?

Attention coaches: can you staff plan, collaborate, store, and instantly analyze your workouts?

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Win A New Speedo Fastskin Pure Intent or Pure Valor

To celebrate the release of their new Speedo Fastskin suits, the Pure Valor and Pure Intent, Speedo is giving one away for FREE!

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Win a Big Green Pace Clock

We’ve got another shipment of clocks on the way from the factory — so you know what that means – some lucky nerd is going to win a swimnerd pace clock!

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Speedo Announces New Tech Suits: Fastskin Pure Valor and Pure Intent

The new Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin LZR Pure Valor combine innovative new technologies and new fabrics applied intelligently to make the perfect suit for every type of competitive swimmer.

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Saline Swim Team Seeks Associate Head Coach/ Co-Head Coach, Salary Range Salary​: $40,000-$50,000

Over the past six years Saline Swim Team (SST-MI) has been one of America’s fastest rising swim clubs.

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Speedo Fastskin LZR Pure Valor And Pure Intent Facts And Photo Vault

Developed from a deeper understanding of hydrodynamics and the biomechanics of swimming the LZR Pure Intent is Speedo’s smartest suit to date.

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