Fail Beautifully
What does it mean to “Fail Beautifully”? Isn’t failing bad? How can something you think is bad be beautiful? How can I fail and not get in trouble?
Swim Mom: An Unlikely Role Model – Ryan Lochte
With Lochte’s story, we can tell our kids that he’s human and messed up, but look how he’s learned, grown and improved as a person.
A Tribute to Don Kimble
40 years ago Don Kimble began his coaching career with West Michigan Swim League. It’s impossible to ever thank a man who gave so much to each athlete enough.
SwimSwam Pulse: Smith’s 2BK Narrowly Nips Milak’s 2FL for ‘Most Impressive’ WR
Regan Smith’s 2:03.35 in the 200 back triumphed by just 1.4% over Kristof Milak’s 1:50.73 200 fly in a very tight poll result.
How To Get The 2019 College Preview SwimSwam Magazine
In this issue of the 2019 College Preview we rank the top 16 men’s and women’s NCAA programs in the nation, and we rank the TOP 50 NCAA swimmers.
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Shouts from the Stands: The Story Behind the Coach
Working full time with these kids makes me realize how much they feel like family to me. Their struggles have also become mine.
13-Year-Old Ryan Hann Launches 2nd Year Of ‘Will Swim For Food’ Campaign
Ryan Hann, a 13-year-old competitive swimmer with the Orangeville Otters Swim Club, is getting ready for the second year of his ‘Will Swim for Food’ campaign.
Swimmers Don Gear at Berkeley City Council Meetings to Extend Local Pool Hours
Swimmers in Berkeley, California, attended City Council meetings as one part of a two-year campaign to get the city’s West Campus pool to open year-round.
SwimMom Musings: The Great Wide Somewhere
Sometimes life takes us on a detour so we can follow the path we were destined to travel all along. Maybe it has happened to you …
Embracing Defeat: You Either Win or You Learn
if you lose…it’s just an opportunity to go about it differently next time around. Always be prepared to learn… no matter what.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Support Podium Protests In General; 28% Oppose
More than half of SwimSwam voters supported using the podium as a venue for protests. Maybe more surprising: 14% were unsure of their opinion.
7 Tips for Parents on Preparing for Target Meets
We can’t control how fast our kids swim or who is in the lane next to them. But there are a few things we can do to help make meets a success.
A Day in the Life of Swimmer Turned Coach
I lay in my bed and contemplate whether to actually get up or not, I eventually do because I have to swim as well as coach.
Your One Year Countdown to the Swimming Olympics in Tokyo
We’ve hit the one-year countdown mark. The first swimming event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics will splash down in one year.
What the Officials Might Have Seen in Lilly King’s Breaststroke DQ
FINA has not released video of what led the disqualification of Lilly King in the women’s 200 breaststroke, but here’s what they might have seen.
