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SwimMom Musings: How Will You be Remembered

Great coaches are teachers. Sure they teach technique and pacing. But the best ones also teach values, character and sportsmanship. They don’t sugar coat mistakes.

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Australian Masters Swimming Nationals: An American Perspective

Swimming is a big deal in Australia and Masters events are no exception. Masters Swimming Australia recently opened up online registration for the 41st National Championships, to be held from April 21st – 24th, 2016 in Melbourne.

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Age Group 2 College Swimming announce Swimmer of the Month Awards

Monona Martin a High School Junior at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida and Neil Wachtler a Senior at Midway High School in Waco, Texas.

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BridgeAthletic December Olympic Trials Preparation Tips

Just under 6 months until the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. Are you ready?

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24th Annual Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am: Last Call For Club Entries

Josh Schneider is one of the many stars set to compete at the 24th Annual Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am. Clubs still have until midnight tomorrow, December 2nd, to submit entries to the event.

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6 Swim Parent Tips On Why Your Child Isn’t Getting Best Times

Many parents complain or worry when their kids aren’t dropping time. I’ve explained to my fellow swim parents that if our kids dropped time, every single time they swam, they’d be in the Olympics already.

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Fike Swim Announces Big Brick Giveaway

You can earn your team FIVE free Bricks, one of the most effective, most versatile training tools out there!

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Swim Towel Taken to New Heights by Canadian Designer

Snappy Towels, Canada’s official lifeguard towel, has launched in the US with a unique style of microfiber swim towel, the Snappy Towel, adding a whole new element of fun, comfort and convenience to the pool and beach.

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Texas Style High School Pools

Lamar CISD’s new district-wide natatorium is a state-of-the-art competition aquatics facility completed in 2015 in Rosenberg, Texas.

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4 Reasons Why You’re a Practice Swimmer

Eric McGinnis brings us four reasons why some swimmers are so good at practice, but can’t repeat that at the meets.

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SwimMom Musings: Counting Your Blessings

Swimmers are fortunate to enjoy many blessings that sometime elude us mere mortals. In honor of Thanksgiving Day, here are just a few.

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5 Things Swimmers Can Be Thankful For

I think we all know that there is a lot more to swimming than the day-in-day-out of practices with the occasional best time. Here are five things swimmers in particular can be thankful for:

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Dolfin Partners with Internationally Renowned Swim Coach Bud McAllister

Matt Zimmer, VP Sales & Marketing at Dolfin: “It’s always exciting to add an extraordinary coach like Bud to the Dolfin team, but our partnership with him is even more thrilling because it allows us to take an important step to grow our brand overseas.”

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Swim Mom Musings: The Water Can Hide the Tears

When athletes are out of the spotlight and alone with their thoughts many face the same demons that plaque us all.

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10 Things You Should Know about Melanoma, Skin Cancer, and Sun Exposure

As swimmers, we spend several hours a day training outside. What we may not realize is that we’re exposing ourselves to some major health risks just by being outside.

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