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Midland Celebrates New Home At Dillon Family YMCA Aquatic Center

Hundreds from the Fremont community joined Midland University swimmers on Tuesday, for the first big splash in the 700,000-gallon pool of the new $15.2 million Dillon Family YMCA Aquatic Center.

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4 Tips to Be a Better Swim Parent

One goal of swim parenting is to keep our kids in the water, if that’s what they choose. We don’t want to be one of the reasons why they’ve given up on their dreams and love of swimming.

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The Last Race

I never thought the last race I’d see my son swim in wouldn’t count.

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Video: The Phlex Edge Is Coming!

We are only ONE WEEK OUT from the launch of the Phlex Kickstarter campaign.

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What Type of Swim Parent Are You?

When you look around the pool deck, you’ll recognize a variety of parent types. We’re most likely a combination of a few or many. What type of swim parent are you?

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South Carolina’s Almeida Named SEC Male Freshman Of The Week

Wu recorded three B-cut times at the Auburn Invitational. He won both the 100 breaststroke (53.67) and 200 breaststroke (1:58.07) with season-best times.

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Cal’s Ryan Hoffer Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer Of The Week

The Pac-12 Conference announced today that CALIFORNIA’S Ryan Hoffer was named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week and ARIZONA STATE’S Youssef Selim was voted Pac-12 Men’s Diver of the Week.

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Arizona State Sweeps Weekly Women’s Pac-12 Honors

The Conference office announced today that Nora Deleske of ARIZONA STATE was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week and her teammate Ashley McCool was voted Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Week.

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11 Ways Masters And Age Group Meets Are Different

I was at our team’s Masters meet this weekend and I noticed how the energy was different than at an age group meet. In addition to fewer swimmers and spectators, everyone looked relaxed.

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North Coast Aquatics OTC Trip (Video)

North Coast Aquatics, based out of San Diego, took forty of their top high school swimmers to Colorado Springs Jan 25-28th for a quick training camp.

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Madison Boys/Girls Prevail In Northern Virginia 6A Region Championship

For years, Northern Virginia has been a hotbed of elite high school swimming, and the atmospherics at the 6A Northern Region championship meet – typically held before a capacity crowd at the Oak Marr Rec Center – often lead to some of the fastest prep times in the country.

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SwimMom Musings: Friendships Brought To You By Swimming

As the mom of a freshman college swimmer, the role that I play in her beloved swimming has changed so dramatically these last six to seven months.

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9 & 11 Year Old Set New Iowa State Records In Toronto

Local swimmers, Parker Macho, age 9, and Mason Turner, age 11 of Eastern Iowa Swimming Federation each broke Iowa Swimming, Inc.

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How To Maintain Your Poise & Composure During A Swim Race

When open water gets rough . . . and it is not the water! “Ain’t that a kick in the head?”

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Photo Vault: 2018 Northern Virginia Northern 6A Championship

Photos of the winners from the 2018 Northern Virginia Northern 6A Championship Meet.

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