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FINIS Set of the Week: IM Warm-Up Set

Great set to get your body warmed up for an intense IM set. Key here is to focus on lengthening your stroke and getting your whole body tapped into each stroke.

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BSN Sports Team Of The Week: Loyola University Greyhounds

Under longtime head coach Brian Loeffler, the Greyhounds swim team has had a worldwide impact far beyond what one might typically expect from a mid-major team.

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Saddleback El Toro Swim Team Hires Dedeaux as Age Group Coach

After an extensive search, Saddleback El Toro Swim Team (SET) has hired Bryan Dedeaux from Lake Forest, California, as the club’s new head age group coach.

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SwimOutlet.com Selected as Swim Retail Partner for Mizuno in the U.S.

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s biggest swim shop and a top 300 Internet Retailer in the U.S., has begun carrying Mizuno’s line of racing tech suits this month becoming the first swim retail partner for the well-known Japanese specialty sport brand in the U.S.

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Swimming Fast: Is It Your Mission?

At The Race Club we speak often about the importance of mental toughness in excelling in swimming races. We outline five important steps that are essential in developing mental toughness, or what we refer to as the ‘killer instinct’.

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2019 Princeton Swim Camps – Sign Up Today

Master advanced competitive racing skills & world-class stroke technique, in this unique swim camp setting!  Learn from Coach Bret Lundgaard, Head Coach of Princeton Women’s Swimming & US National Team Coach, and his staff, as they teach you the skills to take your swimming to a new level!

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FINIS Set of the Week: Build Strength, Power with Resistance Training

Resistance training is extremely helpful when building strength and power. When your remove resistance, speed and stroke rate can be increased and you can really focus on your race.

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Signs You’re Training Too Hard (Or Not Enough)

Overtraining happens when the body undergoes stress at a faster rate than it can recover. Studies have shown overtraining to increase risks of injury, where most athletes are already training with between a 20-30% risk.

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D-BAND™ Training Device Helps Build Upper Body and Core Strength

Mark Schubert, 4-Time Olympic Head Coach: “When I want my swimmers to isolate and focus on pulling to build upper-body strength, I use D-Band every time. D-Band is an essential training tool.”

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Rowdy Gaines Endorses Hammer Head Swim Caps

“I am so incredibly excited to partner with Hammer Head and the mission to improve head safety,” says Rowdy Gaines. “I have spent my whole life working to educate athletes and families on the importance of staying safe in, and around, water.”

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Smack Swim Strap Means Goggle Comfort For Your Aching Head

Goggles are an essential part of all competitive swimmers equipment but often if the straps are too tight or after an extended period of wearing them they can cause “swim goggle headache”.

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Meet the Newest Member of the P2Life Athlete Family: Aaron Greenberg

P2Life is excited to welcome Aaron Greenberg into the P2Life Athlete family, and we are proud to support him on his journey to 2020.

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Olympian Jessica Hardy Meichtry Joins BSN SPORTS as Brand Ambassador

BSN SPORTS announced that that Jessica Hardy Meichtry, Olympic swimmer and 12-time World-Record holder, has joined the company as a Brand Ambassador for the Swim Division to enhance customer, vendor and other relationships and expand the company’s footprint in the fast-growing swim market.

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2019 Peak Performance Summer Swim Camps – Sign Up Today

For 23 years, Peak Performance Swim Camp has conducted camps and clinics in locations worldwide. We offer superior competitive swim programs year-round in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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2019 Carolina Swim Camp – Sign Up Today

Welcome to Rich DeSelm’s Carolina Swim Camp. Coach DeSelm, one of that nation’s top collegiate head coaches, is now in his 12th year as the head swimming coach at the University of North Carolina. 

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