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The Importance of a Strong Parent / Child Relationship in Swimming

The key to establishing and maintaining a strong parent / child relationship is to love your child regardless of their performance. By providing this unconditional love, you will build the foundation for a strong relationship for many years to come.

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Jeff Julian, Reviewing Your Process: The Next Step

With the primary part of their short course championship season gone, Rose Bowl Aquatics head coach Jeff Julian has now shifted his focus to “reviewing the process.”

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The toxic truth about pools and the air quality problems they can create – Video

All information in this video was sourced from the CDC and World Health Organization websites. The chemical byproducts listed are real, and we encourage everyone who watches this video to do the research for themselves.

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The 5 Stages of Recovery from a Swimming Injury

#2 COMMIT – “Commit not only to your rehab program, but commit to coming back to the sport. Without looking at the end goal the days of rehab to follow will be ten fold harder.”

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10 things swimmers do during practice

So what type of things do we do, and think, during practice? Here is a list of the top 10 things a swimmer does or thinks during practice.

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FINA Announces Schedule for 2015 Diving World Series

The 2015 FINA Diving World Series will have stops in Beijing, Dubai, Kazan, London, Windsor, and Merida, Mexico.

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If you swam and now suffer from Halux Valgus or Hammer Toe, read this Olympic Testimonial

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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Coach’s Intel: Brown University’s “Bruno Strong” Distance Set

FEATURED IMAGE: That’s the tattoo of former Clemson swimmer Chris Dart. Now Chris is the Assistant Men’s Coach at Brown University, and for our enjoyment he’s sharing the “Bruno Strong” Distance Set.

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SwimOutlet.com Launches Official 2015/16 Racing Suit Technology Guide Together with Its Annual 2015 Tech Suit Reviews

Suits covered in the 2015 Tech Suit Reviews include traditional swim brands such as Arena, TYR, blueseventy and Dolfin, as well as relative newcomers to the U.S. market Hammerhead, Jaked and Rocket Science Sports.

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Michael Andrew takes on South Africa – VIDEO SERIES

Michael Andrew’s been on a 3-month trip to South African to visit extended family. Thankfully for us he’s documenting the…

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Olympian Kim Vandenberg appears in Emilyn Brodsky’s debut music video for “Born Again”

You can watch Kim lead a troupe of Bathing Beauties in Brodsky’s food-themed clip to keep in the vein of Emilyn Brodsky Eats Her Feelings’ album title.

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Confessions of a Swim Mom: I Missed my Swimmer’s Event

If you are a swim parent for any duration of time, you will eventually feel the guilty sting of accidentally missing your child’s event.

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USC Sophomore Jamie Christy Creates a Wave of Change

USC swimmers earn a break each Wednesday from their grueling practice schedule, but these athletes refuse to retire their Trojan…

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5 Tips for Breathing Every Two Effectively and the Breathing Patterns of 5 Olympians

Olympic Champion Josh Davis: “I find it interesting that a lot of swimmers do breathing patterns different from what the World and American record holders do.”

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Lawrenceville School Senior Rob Lincoln Commits to Cornell

Rob Lincoln, a sprint freestyler from New Jersey, is the latest addition to the Cornell freshman class of 2015.

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