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How to Position Your Feet for Swimming Starts – Video Feature

In this Race Club #swimisode, Coach Gary Hall teaches the proper distance one should maintain between feet both side to side and back to front on the modern swimming starting block.

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Final 8 Spots Set For USA Diving’s 2017 World Championship Roster

USA Diving’s 2017 World Championships roster is set after the final eight spots on the team were determined Sunday at…

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Spread Like Wildfire: Power Of Awareness & Education Of Mental Health

How can something that you can’t see, hear, or touch be life threatening? Welcome to the world of mental illness….

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14 Swimmers Named In Australian Commonwealth Youth Games For Bahamas

Australian Age freestyle champions Phoebe Walker and Ela Noble and exciting Gold Coast distance swimmer Max Osbornare among a 14-strong…

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NAIA Champion Thatcher Thanks SCAD For Support Before Mormon Mission

Press Release Courtesy of Geoff Thatcher Author’s Note: After winning two record-breaking national championships his freshman season, SCAD’s Joel Thatcher…

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Timothy Sweeney Earns CUNYAC Male Student-Athlete Of The Year

College of Staten Island senior Timothy Sweeney added to his extensive list of achievements last night, when he was honored…

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Marion Swimming Club Announces Shelly Jarrett As Head Coach

The SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in partnership with the Marion Swimming Club is excited to announce the appointment of…

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Schultz, Dinsmore Lead After Semifinals At World Championship Trials

Brooke Schultz (Fayetteville, Ark.) and David Dinsmore (New Albany, Ohio/Miami, Fla.) lead the women’s 3-meter and men’s 10-meter competition after…

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27 More Swimmers Sign On To Inaugural Oklahoma Christian ’17/18 Season

Oklahoma Christian’s inaugural men’s swimming team is taking shape, as coach Josh Davis on Saturday announced the signing of 27…

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Olympians Parratto/Hixon Lead After Semis At World Championship Trials

2016 Olympians Jessica Parratto (Dover, N.H./Bloomington, Ind.) and Michael Hixon (Amherst, Mass./Bloomington, Ind.) lead the women’s 10-meter and men’s 3-meter…

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In Honor Of Barnum & Bailey Water Circus – ISHOF Offers Satin Prints

In a tribute to the great circus, ISHOF is making available three different 17 x 24 inch satin prints of the original Barnum & Bailey posters that were produced between 1895 and 1897.

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Japan Open 2017 Swimmers Show Support For Tokyo 2020 Medal Projection

Tokyo 2020’s ’old metals into new medals’ initiative got a welcome boost from athletes taking part in the Japan Open 2017…

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Oklahoma Christian Signs 10 For Inaugural 2017-18 Season

Ten standout swimmers have signed to compete on Oklahoma Christian’s inaugural women’s swimming team, OC coach Josh Davis said Friday….

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TYR Sport Announces Partnership With The Ligue Européenne de Natation

TYR Sport is proud to announce its partnership with The Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated with FINA.

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Why You Should Relax Your Wrists When Swimming

Have you ever noticed that the fastest swimmers in the pool typically look like they are swimming with less effort than the slower ones? It is not a coincidence. There is a reason and it is mostly in the wrist.

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