Articles by SwimSwam Staff

High School Junior Helps One Child at a Time

16 year old Maddie Haley, a high school swimmer at New Canaan YMCA, is hoping to save lives by making swimming more accessible to underprivileged children.

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Survey of 4 NCAA Swimming Programs Reveal High Levels of Pre-Race Anxiety

The Survey, conducted by Olivier Poirier-Leroy, was conducted of 98 collegiate swimmers in 4 NCAA programs: 2 Division I and 2 Division II.

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New York Breakers Name Peter Andrew Head Coach for First ISL Season

Peter Andrew (left) is the coach and father of the team’s vice-captain Michael Andrew (right) of the New York Breakers.

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Champion’s Mojo: Mel Stewart Talks Dean Farris, Internet Reach on Podcast

Champion’s Mojo podcast welcomes Gold Medal Mel Stewart to discuss swimming media and how successful habits net results.

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UPDATE: Cal’s Carr Capitalizes on 100 Backstroke Re-Swim (With Video)

Cal’s Daniel Carr took advantage of a re-swim in the 100 backstroke after meet officials failed to remove his wedge at the 50 mark this morning

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Minnesota Freshman Max McHugh Swims #4 100 Breast Time in History

Minnesota freshman Max McHugh swim the fourth fastest time in history this morning in the 100 breaststroke

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Indiana Posts 2nd-Fastest 400 Medley Relay Ever, Crack 3:00 Barrier

Ian Finnerty clocked one of the fastest breaststroke splits in history to help the Indiana Hoosiers get under the 3:00 mark in tonight’s 400 medley relay

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Mark Theall Becomes First-Ever Texas A&M Scorer in 500 Free

Mark Theall and Texas A&M are quietly putting together a nice run

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Bold Strategy: Haas Blasts First 200, Takes Down 500 Free NCAA Record

Townley Haas took home his second win and NCAA record in as many days in tonight’s 500 freestyle

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Top Seed, Three-peat Big 10 Champ Auboeck Misses 500 Final

Felix Auboeck added significant time to his 500 freestyle this morning, falling well out of scoring position

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7 Reasons Bryce Harper Should Sign with the ISL

The timing is right for Bryce Harper to make the switch to America’s pastime of the future: swimming.

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Green Bay Phoenix Men Make the Best “Sorority” Recruitment Video Ever

Upbeat music? Slow montages of beautiful moments of fun? Casual sports? Leisurely days spent on floaties in pools? That thing…

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ASCA Announces Partnership with GoSwim.TV for Educational Content

Courtesy: American Swimming Coaches Association
The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) is thrilled to announce they are partnering with industry innovator GoSwim.tv to provide ASCA’s education content and GoSwim’s technique content to ASCA’s 11,000+ global members.

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USA Swimming Foundation Surpasses $700,000 in 2018 Grant Funding for Make a Splash Local Partners

In its continued effort to help make swim lessons accessible for every child across the country, the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, distributed $702,819 to 151 Make a Splash Local Partners.

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The Road to Tokyo: A Legal Perspective On Olympic Preparation In The United States

A legal perspective on Olympic preparation in the United States from Joshua Bratter.

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