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Mental Health for Athletes: Yoga and Meditation Class Series

This series of meditation and yoga classes has been created to give athletes tools to help enhance their mental health…

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FINIS Friday Livecast

FINIS brings the swim community together for a weekly livecast interview with innovative and inspirational leaders in the sport to learn and grow together. 

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IU’s Ryley Ober Finding More Time For Artistic Passion During Pandemic

Ober, a Hoosier freshman, has had a lifelong passion for creating art, and has found more time to pursue it amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shouts From The Stands: Leveling the Playing Field

COVID-19 has hit a massive reset button. So, what exactly does this mean? Opportunity. 

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Daily Swimmer Dryland Workout #12

Our workout today comes from Mount Kelly Swim, and is meant to be a simulation of a swim workout with a warm up, activation, and main set

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Would You Rather Break A World Record Or Win An Olympic Gold Medal? (POLL)

Would you rather break a world record, or win an Olympic gold medal? Vote on which side of the fence you fall on.

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10 Easy Tips To Take Your Swimming To The Next Level During COVID-19

While we’ve all been forced out of the water for the time being, we’re fully capable of both adjusting and accomplishing our goals in creative ways.

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Read, Watch, Play: What Elite Swimmers Around The World Are Doing At Home

Does Bruno Fratus love Monopoly? Which book is helping Aimee Willmott pass the time? Check out what elite swimmers are reading, watching & gaming while home.

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7 Things To Do While You Can’t Swim – Apart From Dryland

With pools and gyms closed there is only so much dryland training you can do before going crazy. So with Olympic dreams on ice, it’s time to set goals…

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SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Support Postponing 2020 Olympics

Our poll ran both before and after the IOC postponed the 2020 Olympics. Nearly half of voters supported postponement over cancellation or ‘wait-and-see’.

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Michael Phelps: “I Would Have Straight Punted” Had The 2012 OLY Been Postponed

Read how the GOAT, America’s Michael Phelps, believes he would have reacted had the 2008, 2012 or 2016 Olympic Games been postponed.

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Swim Mom: Make the Most Out of Every Opportunity

When things get back to normal, maybe we will learn from this overwhelming experience. Hopefully, we will take with us an attitude of “I get to.”

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33 Meters: Maddy Banic, Better Than Ever

Maddy Banic: “My swimming today isn’t where I want it to be, but I view myself now as an underdog who has to claw my way back.”

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757 Swim Club Launches Team-Created Mascot Bracket Challenge

One fish, one guinea pig, one horse, three cats, 28 dogs, and one kindergartener are contending in 757swim’s March Mascot Madness in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Shouts From The Stands: The Aftermath

Little did we know that our “Treat Every Day Like It’s Your Last Day to Race” would actually turn into our actual last day to race.

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