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Reducing Frontal Drag – Tech Suits

Frontal drag is the enemy of the swimmer and reducing it needs to be a primary objective. Since tech suits are not inexpensive, are they worth the investment?

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Mizuno Releases Expanded Swim Collection to Compliment GX-Sonic V

Acclaimed “Mizuno Suit” Available in U.S.; New MX-Sonic, Exer and Stream Ace Introduced. Swimmers can maximize their potential at all ages and skill level.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Kick It! Pull it! Bop it?

This week’s set of the week, a balance between kicking and pulling, comes from Kat Wickham, FINIS marketing coordinator and former University of Utah swimmer.

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Wearing Aqua Knuckles Helps Create Muscle Memory

Aqua Knuckles places fingers in a wider position to increase surface area, preventing poor finger positioning – no clumped, twisted or fisted fingers.

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2021 Upper Valley Swim Camp at Dartmouth College – Dates Are TBA

The Upper Valley Swim Camp is designed for competitive swimmers who are looking to improve technique across all strokes, starts and turns…

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Neel, Rohit Patel Sign on to Open Texas’ First Big Blue Swim Schools

Big Blue Swim School is coming to the Lone Star State, through franchise partners Neel and Rohit Patel, who are opening three locations in the Austin area.

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The Push Paddle – NOT Just Another Paddle!

Typical paddles are great for pulling, but we wanted something that would apply resistance from the top of the stroke in order to build a driving stroke…

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33 Meters: Aly Tetzloff Goes from Good to Great

Aly Tetzloff built her reputation as a workhorse in high school, moving freely between events as diverse as the 100 fly, 200 free, and 200 IM.

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Meet Maestro, SwimTopia’s Meet Management Software, Revolutionizes Swim Meets

A Houston summer swim team, the Cross Creek Krakens, loved using SwimTopia’s Meet Maestro to run their swim meets last summer.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Think VSCO Girl, But Make It a Swim Set

This week’s set of the week comes from Kat Wickham, FINIS marketing coordinator and former swimmer at the University of Utah.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Washington State Cougars

This week’s BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week is the Washington State Cougars, who have come on strong the first two seasons under head coach Matt Leach.

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Bob Bowman Tops Champion’s Mojo Podcast’s Ten Best of 2019

Find inspiration and motivation in the Champion’s Mojo Podcast, a weekly podcast, offering interviews with elite swimmers and coaches.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Jelly Legs

This week’s workout is to focus on working the core and kick strength using the ankle bands before a middle distance focused main set.

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70 Fitter and Faster Swim Camps Across the USA This Summer

Fitter and Faster is coming back in full force with 70 swim camps (and counting) on their calendar from now through August, and they’re selling out FAST!

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Swim Coaches Base Podcast Open Vault – Day 6

Each day, for the remaining days of 2019, RITTER Sports Performance will be releasing episodes of the Swim Coaches Base Podcast from the vault.

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