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3 Nutrition Secrets For Top Performance

Some athletes don’t consider nutrition as a part of training, but it is one of the most important building blocks in your swim training and can greatly impact your performance.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Look At SPIRE Swimming Academy

Located at SPIRE Institute, a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training site and FINA Training Center, SPIRE Academy is an international high school and postgraduate academy focused on developing and preparing athletes to be successful in swimming.

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What Are The Benefits of Water Workouts

AQUA BOOM is a revolutionary, one-of-a-kind piece of workout equipment which combines the low-impact benefits of exercising in the water with the muscle strengthening power of a bodyweight workout.

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How Swim Skills Can Be Beneficial Beyond Competitive Swimming

There comes a time in every swimmers’ life when they decide to hang up the suit and goggles.

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Video: 5 Tips To Have Your Best Swimming Workout

We can all admit that swimming is a grueling sport to train for.

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Duke Swim Camps – Sign Up Today

Duke Swim Camp is specifically designed for the swimmer wanting to learn elite level techniques and training skills…..

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FINIS Set Of The Week: Lunch Buffet

Quick 2000 yards with enough variety to keep it interesting

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TYR Announces Re-Signing Of Olympic Gold Medalist Jan Frodeno

TYR Sport is proud to announce the re-signing of Olympic Gold Medalist and 2X IRONMAN World Champion Jan Frodeno to its roster of sponsored athletes.

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Are All Tech Suits the Same?

A tech suit is a tech suit…right? We’re all pressured into spending our (parents’) hard-earned money on an expensive, uncomfortable swim suit that is only going to last for something like five swims.

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SwimLabs Story: Fitting Goggles

Working in a store specifically for competitive swimming in Southern California can be an eye opener, even for someone like me who has spent the last 2 decades poolside. It’s like a whole different world of educating parents about swimming. One of the main things (besides learning how a suit should fit) is fitting goggles. Swimming without goggles can seem like a “Truth or Dare” challenge but not having the right pair can be even harder.

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Photographer Erin Reas Visits SafeSplash Swim School In Austin, TX

When a friend needs help, you do your best to help him or her. Before she moves back to Europe next month, my friend Louise worked for a SafeSplash Swim School in Texas.

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Are You Good Enough To Get A Swim Scholarship?

Every year swimmers and their parents contemplate the college journey ahead. What no one tells you is that less than 10% of high school swimmers end up swimming in college.

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Video: U.S. Olympic Swim Team Captain On The Phlex Edge

We are 2 weeks into our campaign for the EDGE, a revolutionary swimming fitness tracker that has been met with incredible support by the swimming community.

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FINIS Set Of The Week: Adios to Freestyle

Needing a break from freestyle? This set is a great way to step away from bulky freestyle sets and focus on IM and other strokes.

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How To Talk To Kids About Pool Safety

Taking a few minutes to speak to your child about pool safety on a consistent basis can protect him or her from injury and any unnecessary accidents around swimming pools.

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