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2014 Scottish Team Championships Swimming Photo Vault

The Scottish National Team Championships have been established to give swimmers the very rare opportunity to compete as a team.

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Swimmers at High Risk for Becoming Noseblind

Swimmers are among a group of people deeply threatened by the possibility of going noseblind. By continual exposure to chlorine odor, swimmers actually lose the ability to smell chlorine.

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Developing a Winning Attitude in Swimming

Can anyone expect more from an athlete than giving their best personal effort each and every day? Many teams and athletes believe that they are committed wholeheartedly, yet they continue to fall short of their goals. Why would this happen?

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You Are Not How You Perform In Swimming

It is fair to say that we live in a negativity culture. Television, magazines, media and peer influences seem to place a constant focus on what can, or does, go wrong. This necessarily creates a negativity bias in our brain, and for athletes, leads to performance limitations.

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2014 State of the Sport Report to the USA Swimming membership

Executive Director Chuck Wielgus: “Our membership has topped 400,000; more than 350,000 of whom are athlete members, more than we’ve ever had before. We have more than 18,000 coach members and 2,800 member clubs.”

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Brooklynn Snodgrass Named “International Female Swimmer of the Year” by Swim Alberta

Indiana’s Brooklynn Snodgrass has been named International Female Swimmer of the Year by her native Swim Alberta.

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Indie Swimming USRPT Video Interview with Vlad Pyshnenko

Swimming News / Swimming Video Interview courtesy of Team Andrew Indie Swimming, a SwimSwam partner. This interview was captured at…

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World Champion Alex Meyer Headlines Open Water Event in Barbados

For the November event we look forward to welcoming 2010 World Open Water (25km) Champion, Alex Meyer.

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Meet Eli Boda, the Newest Buckeye

The newest member of the Ohio State women’s swimming and diving family stopped by McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on Wednesday to bond with a host of his Buckeye sisters.

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Look What’s New From Slix Australia’s Summer Collection

Slix Australia swimwear features their Exclusive STAMINA – Chlorine Resistant fabric and superior construction technology, combined with trend-driven designs. Slix Australia ships worldwide daily.

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Take the Virtual Frogman Challenge and Support the Navy SEAL Foundation

In response to our registration filling in less than five hours for the 2014 event, and many disappointed potential swimmer/fundraisers, we have created the “Virtual Frogman Challenge”.

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Steele Wisdom: 7 Visualization Drills for Fast Swimming

Steele’s coaching wisdom can be summed up simply: “It’s not what you do, but how you do it,” and “if it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do”.

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Kinetic Energy in Swimming – Part 2: The Core is King

Since we last caught up with Rebecca Westfall and Gary Sturdy’s exploration of swimming and physics, Rebecca’s has found a…

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Lo Swim Photo Vault: Summer 2014

Lo Swim was founded in 2009 by former Cal and Davis swimmers Annie Babicz and Sheeva Van Gemeren. The two set out to create something they never had during their collegiate careers: a fashion forward suit that stood up to the intense demands of training.

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Jolyn Fashion Photo Vault: September Lookbook

Photographer: Hailley Howard – Model: Tabitha Grayston – MUA: Marlaine Reiner – Produced & Styled: Mallyce Miller

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