Articles by SwimSwam

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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5 Ways We Try To Outsmart Our Coaches

Some swimmers need this information and some do not. For those who do, you can thank @swim2win4life.

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Shout from the Stands: Strong is the New Beautiful

“Body image is an inescapable part of our society, but too often mainstream culture focuses on two categories: overweight and skinny.”

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