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Mutual Of Omaha BREAKout! Swimmer Of The Month

Mutual of Omaha BREAKout! Swimmer of the Month Aiden Hayes (left) with pro swimmer Jimmy Feigen.

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Win 50 Free Custom Woven Swim Team Towels!

Use the following hashtag when posting photos of your new towels on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter for a chance to win 50 free 30” x 60” beach towels. #CustomWovenTowels

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8 Tips for Effective Sculling

Sculling for swimmers is a technique that helps swimmers build strength and improve form. What is the science behind sculling?

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SMU Groundbreaking Pool Showcase

SMU broke ground on Friday, February 26th, on the Robson Lindley Aquatics Center and the Barr-McMillion Natatorium. The new Aquatics Center will replace the historic Perkins Natatorium that was torn down 2 years ago.

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Lessons from Lenny Krayzelburg: Talent is not a guaranty of success

Often, the best question to ask is: am I making the most of this opportunity to become a better swimmer today?

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BridgeAthletic Building Blocks Series – Championship Plyometrics

The BridgeAthletic Building Blocks Series is a set of 5 exercises that can be performed on the pool deck by swimmers with a basic level of dryland experience and proficiency.

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Why Freestyle Body Rotation Matters (Video)

Body Rotation is one of the key ingredients to a fast freestyle swim technique.

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Swim Fans, LemonAid welcomes your collective voice

The collective voice of the fans has a purpose. It’s loud, but it’s experienced, and surprisingly good at helping the next generation of athletes filter out the vested interests whispering in their ears.

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4 Tips for Championships Success

You want all the work you’ve put in this season to pay off at exactly the right time, the championship meets. There’s no better feeling than realizing a dream you’ve worked so hard for. Many athletes think swimming fast at the big meet is a big mystery, but it doesn’t need to be.

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A Swim Parent’s Reflections on the Seniors’ Farewell

“Welcome to the funeral of my swimming identity,” a senior said at the team’s banquet following the Pac-12 championships. It was a humorous, but very truthful statement from a young woman who swam in her last meet.

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The Mindset Within the Fastest 4×100 Relay Anchor Leg Ever

What goes through the mind of an Olympic champion while swimming the fastest anyone has ever swam? Put yourself in their position…

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Leadership speech from a Senior in her last Conference Championship

A Leadership speech from a Senior in her last Conference Championship…

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Swimmers around the world are getting faster with TritonWear

Swimmer’s and coaches will do whatever it takes to push performance to the next level. Whether that’s spending more hours in the pool or the weight room, or more time spent rigorously analyzing video footage of their strokes.

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After School Snacks For Swimmers

Most athletes are “starving” when they finish school. Think about what it’s like to finish school and be headed straight to swim practice for three hours…sound familiar?!

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8 Swim Parent Reflections About Conference Meets

This week, our daughter competes in her second conference meet. My role has changed from my days at age group championship meets…

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