Opinion

Shouts From The Stands: Keeping the Momentum–Benefits of College Club Swimming Over Division 1

College club swimming provides an excellent opportunity for swimmers who miss the D1 cut to keep building on the momentum they’ve already achieved.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Summer McIntosh Poised To Smash 400 IM World Record After 400 Free/200 Fly

We asked readers which world record Summer McIntosh was most likely to break at SC Worlds…and she’s already claimed two.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 83.3% Pick Maurer’s 500 Free As Biggest Breakthrough Swim of Invites

Maurer’s swim of 4:04.45 in the 500 free is the second-fastest in history and marked a 6.75-second drop over the course of one day at the Texas Invite.

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The Science Behind Paige Madden’s Olympic Breakthrough in Paris

Diving deep into Paige Madden’s performance in the women’s 800 freestyle in Paris and how she got stronger as the race went on.

SwimSwam Pulse: 73.6% Don’t Believe Team Standings Matter At Midseason Invites

Will Modglin and the Longhorn men were dominant at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, though the meet went without any team scores.

SwimSwam Pulse: Tennessee, Texas Invites Expected To Produce Most NCAA-Leading Times

Gretchen Walsh and Claire Curzan figure to put up multiple NCAA-leading times this weekend as Virginia heads to the Tennessee Invitational.

SwimSwam Pulse: 66.8% Think Chris Guiliano Makes Texas NCAA Favorites

Overall, more than 80% believe the Texas men are going to win the NCAA title this season, with Indiana being their main challenger.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 67.4% Believe NCAA Teams Should Suit Up For Dual Meets

Things have been trending more and more towards teams racing fast and wearing tech suits throughout the year. How do the readers feel?

Why Every Coach is a Marketer in Disguise: Harnessing Your Power!

As a coach, you’re already a professional marketer in your own right, using essential marketing skills to inspire and develop your athletes.

SwimSwam Pulse: 66.5% Think Women’s 50 Fly WR Is Going Down…And It Almost Did Friday

Kate Douglass came just four one-hundredths shy of breaking the super-suited world record in the women’s 50 fly on Friday in Singapore.

SwimSwam Pulse: 34.8% Think Yamato Okadome Will Be Top Male International Freshman

Okadome, a Japanese breaststroker at Cal who turned heads when he dropped a 1:52.85 200 breaststroke during the Bears dual with UC San Diego two weeks ago.

SwimSwam Pulse: 43.9% Most Excited To See Marchand Compete At SC Worlds

We got a glimpse of what Marchand can do on the first night of racing at the World Cup in Shanghai, and there promises to be more to come at SC Worlds.

The Magic Of The Water: A Celebration Of Swimmers

For some swimmers in the water something extraordinary happens. It’s more than just technique or talent it’s magic. A moment when the water embraces them

SwimSwam Pulse: 47.3% Indifferent To Lack of Parity In NCAA Swimming

Gretchen Walsh has led the Virginia women to an unparalleled level of dominance in recent seasons. Does that make the sport less exciting?

A Case For Butterfrog

Butterfrog, the original form of butterfly that was swam throughout much of the 1930s and 1940s, deserves to have a comeback.