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Synchronized Swimming Doc ‘Perfect’ Swims Into Boston

On April 14, director Jérémie Battaglia’s award-winning documentary PERFECT comes to BOSTON!

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Ohio State Synchro Wins 31st National Championship

Ohio State repeated as national champions Saturday as the U.S. Collegiate National Championships came to a close and the U.S. Senior National Championships began.

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37 Michigan State Swimmers Honored As Academic All-Big Ten

The Big Ten Conference announced the Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the 2017-18 winter sports season on Wednesday.

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2018 Carifta Aquatic Championships To Begin On March 31

The 33rd edition of the Carifta Swimming Championships is set to splash off at 9:00 am (10:00 am EST)  on 31st March at the National Aquatic Centre in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Colorado State Adds Four More To 2018-19 Roster

Colorado State head swimming & diving coach Woody Woodard has announced the addition of four more athletes to the Rams’ roster for the 2018-19 season.

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Posterior Oblique Sling Enhancing Swimming Performance, Part III

In parts one and two, I went over the basic idea of Posterior Oblique Sling (POS) exercise for swimmers. During the writing process, I found out, that it is not easy trying to explain new concepts in writing.

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FINIS Set Of The Week: Full Body Warmup

Pyramid set that works the legs on the way up and arms on the way down. For added intensity, use fins for the 1 st round and paddles on the 2nd.

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“We Built This City”

In life we will encounter thousands of people that we have a chance to impact, sometimes these will be direct and other times we may never know those we touched.

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Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust, The Art Of A Swim Taper

Eddie Reese the coach of The University of Texas just won his fourteenth NCAA Swimming title. When I asked him how you know if the taper is going to work, he responded, “You as the coach must believe, and if you believe, your swimmers will believe. The magic is in the belief”.

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NC State’s Andreas Vazaios Named ACC Men’s Swimmer Of The Year

NCAA champions Mallory Comerford of Louisville and Andreas Vazaios of NC State headline the Atlantic Coast Conference’s yearly award winners for the 2017-18 Swimming and Diving Season.

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7 Qualities That Define Athletic Success

There is nothing quite like experiencing, or witnessing, moments of outstanding achievement, much like we are seeing this week at the high school and NCAA levels.

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Learning To Compete

From the age of seven, my passion has been competitive swimming.

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11 Reasons To STOP Setting Long-Term Goals

Wait, what? Stop setting long-term goals? But that is exactly how every coach starts their swimming season.

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To College Seniors

Nothing but happiness felt over the past four years, yet I’m sitting here burdened with dissatisfaction.

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Shouts From The Stands: Continue To Chase The Dream

Not making an international senior team is always going to be a gut-wrenching experience.

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