Articles by SwimSwam

An Open Letter to the Young Black Swimmer

“I write this letter because like you, I was also a young black swimmer. Through the sport, I got to experience an unfathomable number of successes throughout my childhood; not just in the pool, but academically, socially, and personally…”

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Dolfin Gains Momentum in Swimwear Market, Launching Brand’s New Look

Dolfin President/CEO Jim Korth: “The transition from the old logo to the new one is very symbolic to our growth within the swimwear market. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and company values we’ve stood by for nearly 75 years.”

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – Prevention

Courtesy of Julia Galan and VASA, a SwimSwam partner. This article is the final piece in our three-part series on…

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The Best Bubble Rings Are Not Created By Swimmers – Watch Dolphins Do it

We’ve seen impressive bubble rings created by swimmers, but we’ve never seen anything like the video.

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Men’s NCAA Water Polo Championships Photo Vault

Day two of the NCAA Men’s water polo championships at U.C. San Diego’s Canyonview pool pitted the UCSD Tritons against…

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Swim Coach Confidential: Florida Southern College Head Coach Duncan Sherrard

In the six years Coach Sherrard has been at the helm, the Mocs have blossomed into one of the top Division II programs in the country.

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5 Steps For Swim Coaches To Empower and Motivate Swimmers and Students

One of the biggest challenges for educators and coaches over the past several years has been finding proven methods for engaging young people in creating self-direction, and empowering them to overcome the obstacles in their lives.

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5 Ways to Shake Pre-Race Jitters

#2 – Visualize. Visualize. Visualize.

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3 Proven Ways to Develop and Support Motivation

How do we move from wanting or desiring to reach a goal to taking action in order to get it? In other words, what are the best ways for us to motivate ourselves, or to motivate others?

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Testing the Pebble Watch on Swim.com

One of the newest innovations in swim training are swim watches. A few years ago you could only use a Garmin to monitor your open water swimming, but now there are several swim watches that will record data while you swim in a pool.

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer – The Facts

In most swimming pool or non-diving situations when the victim’s medical history is irrelevant, blackouts occur due to prior hyperventilation, followed immediately by rapid, repetitive breath-holding.

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SwimLabs – Where Entrepreneurship and Swimming Collide

Over 400,000 people are registered with USA Swimming, and tens of millions of take swim lessons every year. Why not use this growth and combine it with your entrepreneurial spirit?

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Olympic Star Michael Phelps Is Out Of Rehab

Olympic icon Michael Phelps is out of rehab reports TMZ Sports. After Phelps second DUI arrest, he entered a treatment…

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Dolfin – Anchored In Rich American History

Dolfin has an incredibly rich history that dates back to the early days of World War II.

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Shallow Water Blackout: The Quiet Killer

This article is the first in a series of three on shallow water blackout that we will publish to raise awareness of the issue and help prevent further tragedies from occurring.

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