Articles by SwimSwam

USA Diving Reacts to Sneak Peek of Colorado Time Systems’Next Generation Diving Equipment

Colorado Time Systems plans to release the next generation of diving judging equipment later this year and gave USA Diving a sneak peak at the USA Diving Synchronized National Championships and the FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix.

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Heidi Kast joins Team FINIS

Heidi Kast’s mother, Patti Kast, started Kast-A-Way Swimwear, Inc. in 1976 and together the Kast family established the company as a hallmark retailer and team dealer in the swimming industry.

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SwimSpray Unveils Larger Bottle, 50% More at a New Lower Price

100% natural and safe, SwimSpray solves the longest-standing problem associated with swimming — the side-effects of chlorine.

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Racing for Brain Trauma Awareness: The 3rd Annual Ocean Games

When a motorcycle accident in 2007 left founder and race director Corey Davis with a traumatic brain injury, rendering him unable to walk, the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program became his hope.

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3 Reasons Why Drills Matter In Swimming

Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder.

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USMS Executive Director Message: Change Can and Does Happen… Here’s How

July 10, 2015, is circled and underscored on the USMS calendar; it’s an important date for anyone who has interest in USMS’s dry side operations.

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Everything I Need to Know About Marriage, I Learned in the Pool

The recently engaged Michael Phelps will be in good stead in marriage says Joy Archer, as long as he remembers what he learned in the pool.

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25 Strategies To Keep Swimmers From Quitting The Sport

Understanding the reasons why many swimmers leave the sport, spotting it early and preventing its consequencies, must be a priority and must be studied.

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23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training

23 Common Mistakes Swimmers Make That Undermine Their Training

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Never Do a Swimming Drill Again!

“Doing” drills doesn’t improve stroke technique and doesn’t foster faster swimming. You need to “train” your drills.

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Secrets of College Recruiting: Why Race Video Matters

You don’t have to win or even go a best time or have perfect strokes, starts or turns, but you do have to RACE. Coaches want to see you race.

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5 Tips for Soon to be Collegiate Swimmers

What you do this summer and the first couple months of college is crucial in setting yourself up for a good freshman year.

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Thanks to Swimming

While some of the best swimmers in the world do not get to enjoy the glory or praise given to the average basketball or football player, I believe there is a lot to be gained by spending countless hours in the pool.

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Mental Health in Swimming: A Silent Struggle – One of Many

Thanks to Michael Lennon for submitting this piece. In the midst of our ongoing series on mental health in swimming, Michael’s reflections…

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5 Swim Jobs Available at Fitter and Faster Swim Tour

The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour is a unique national series of events, putting you at the epicenter of the swimming community’s action, working with the sport’s top athletes and ambassadors.

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