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How To Win: Lessons from Mr. Rogers and Twin Brothers

I am here to give you the one simple secret that will ensure you and the age groupers you care about manage success and failure with grace.

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What Can Parents Do If No One Recruits Their Child?

College recruiting can be an exhilarating and exciting experience. That is if your child is getting emails and interest from the schools he or she wants to attend. But what happens when the phone doesn’t ring?

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Former Georgia Bulldog Steven Grade on a 5-Day Winning Streak on Jeopardy!

Former Georgia swimmer Steven Grade has broken the 4-game curse that has haunted Season 35 of Jeopardy!

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Phelps Baby #3: Boomer and Beckett to be big brothers

Michael Phelps and his wife Nicole are expecting their third child, as per Phelps’ post on Instagram today.

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Cullen Jones & Missy Franklin Headline First Splash Series Events in NC

Speedo USA and Swimmingly partner to place a larger emphasis on summer swimming and bring fun local events to summer swim families. Olympic champions Cullen Jones and Missy Franklin headline First Splash Series events in NC, March 30th and 31st.

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Always a Swimmer: What I Took With Me from the Sport I Love

It’s been 8 months since I found out that my swimming career was over due to my epilepsy diagnosis. I’ve…

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Pick Texas Over Cal By Narrow 1.1% Margin

Voters are extremely split on who will win the 2019 men’s Division I NCAA title: Texas led our poll, but by barely more than one percentage point, and by just 7 total votes.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Possibly The Youngest Olympian

Cate Campbell, Alain Bernard, Natalie Coughlin and possible the world’s youngest Olympic athlete highlight this edition of ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’

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SwimSwam Pulse: 81% Predict Stanford Repeat At Women’s NCAAs

More than 80% of voters predicted Stanford to win their third-consecutive NCAA title on the women’s side. No other program earned more than 13% of the votes.

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College Cheating Scandal Aside, The Good Things About College Athletics

The recent college bribery scandal has a lot of parents outraged—including myself. Our kids work so hard to get into college, both in the pool and academically. It’s disheartening to learn that parents paid to get their kids into school — and that college coaches took bribes.

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Get The 2019 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

This 196 page issue will be the biggest of the year, and it is over one pound. Inside we feature Olympic Champion and world record holder Kathleen Baker, USRPT king Michael Andrew, and the top college coaches moving from assistant positions to helming large DI programs.

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499 Days To Go Until Tokyo 2020, If It Even Matters

“It’s not every 4 years, it’s every day.”

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Speedo USA Partners with Swimmingly for “First Splash Series” Events

Speedo USA and Swimmingly team up to celebrate summer swimming.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Oppose NCAA Scoring Down To 24th

Just under 60% of voters opposed the idea of the NCAA widening its scoring margin and scoring down to 24th place.

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9 Basics to Great Swim Parenting

Looking at the big picture of swim parenting—or being involved in any sport—is to allow our kids to experience and learn life lessons with supervision in a structured environment.

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