Articles by SwimSwam

B&W Swim Show: Kelsi Worrell is an Aggressive Eater & Andee Cottrell’s Baby Pictures

Kelsi Worrell isn’t just aggressive when she’s swimming butterfly.

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Crawling Down the Stairs: Van Donkersgoed’s New Life In The Sport

Van Donkersgoed is on deck at practice just as he should be, just as he has been for the last 10 years of his life. It is 6 a.m., and the rest of Northwestern University men’s swim team is jumping in the water.

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7 Keys to Being the Best Swim Parent You Can Be


Parents are an essential component in the success of a child-athlete, but they can also be a toxic element. The fine line that parents walk between involvement and respectful distance can be difficult to navigate.

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How to Master The Back Footplate on Starts

There are two options for the track start using the back footplate, weight forward or weight backward.

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Deciding Where to Commit to College

Here are some tips to help you keep the process fun and ultimately help you make the right choice in where you commit.

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Lesley Paterson on Finishing the Season Strong

This guest column was provided by and is courtesy of VASA, a SwimSwam partner, and Matt Kredich, the 2013 Swammy Award winning College Coach of the Year.

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SwimMom Musings: College is Almost Here

This is dedicated to the thousands of kids all over tonight who are at a crossroads.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis Day 1 Finals Photo Vault

Day 1 at the Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis is in the books and it’s clear there’s a lot of…

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Get a Total Body Swim Specific Workout at Home

Are you a swimmer or triathlete that’s extremely busy? Do you find it difficult to get to a pool for your swim training? You can get a total body swim specific workout at home.

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Better Freestyle with Side Kick, Russian Number, and The Brick

Courtesy of James Fike, inventor of THE BRICK Getting faster is never just about training harder, you have to train…

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ACC Recruiting Tip: How To Tell College Coaches You’re Not Interested

Having to tell college coaches that you are not interested in their program and school is a nice problem to have, but it is a problem.

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20th Annual Coral Reef Swim Race Results – Kostich Wins 16th Title

An enthusiastic 168 swimmers took to the Caribbean Sea to compete in the 20th Annual Coral Reef Swim in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

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3 Open Water Sighting Tips from Chloe Sutton

2-time Olympian Chloe Sutton just created a video where she teaches open water sighting and breathing techniques for open water swimmers and triathletes.

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Funkita Announces the 5 Winners from their Halloween Giveaway!

Australian Commonwealth Games swimmer Koti Ngawati wears Safari Spirit from the new Funkita collection.

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Water Polo Saved My Swimming Career

“For those of you like my freshman-self who continue to stare down aimlessly at that black line, please consider giving water polo a try.”

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