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Swim Mom Musings: Why D3 Swimming Deserves Great Recognition

With solid academics you just might find that D3 schools have great academic money and a balanced college life every athlete deserves.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 60% Believe NCAA N/I/L Reforms Are Good For All Athletes

Despite consternation among commenters, 60% of voters said allowing NCAA student-athletes to earn name/image/likeness money would be good for all athletes.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Here’s the Deal with Fats

There are different types of fats that provide different health impacts. Here are some of my favorite ways to enjoy fats (the good kind)!

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Swimming for Strength Athletes Part 6 – Pull Pattern

Former NCAA Championship Swimmer and now Professional CrossFit™ Athlete Colleen Fotsch tackles workouts and helpful tips to become a more efficient swimmer.

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How To Get The 2019 Year In Review Magazine With The Regan Smith Cover

If you subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine today, you will receive issues through the 2020 Olympic Preview, our biggest issue over the last four years.

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Alaska High School Swim Team On Airplane That Went Off Runway

A twin-engine Alaska Airlines flight carrying a high school swim team went off an airport runway while trying to land yesterday, October 17th.

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What I Miss Most About Being a Swim Family

I miss the little daily things about being an age-group swim mom. Here are six things I miss most about being a swim mom.

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Survey of 4 NCAA Swimming Programs Reveal High Levels of Pre-Race Anxiety

The Survey, conducted by Olivier Poirier-Leroy, was conducted of 98 collegiate swimmers in 4 NCAA programs: 2 Division I and 2 Division II.

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Elizabeth Beisel on Survivor, Episode 4: The Classic Blindfold Challenge

Six tribe members are walking blindfolded through a field of painfully firm objects. Who is directing them? Elizabeth Beisel, of course.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 80% Say Swimmers Are Determining ISL Team Fandom

An overwhelming majority of voters say the swimmers on each team’s roster are the deciding factor in which ISL franchise they’ve been rooting for.

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Rikako Ikee Named Japan’s Most Popular Female Athlete

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee continues to remain in her nation’s mind even while out of the pool battling leukemia.

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Comparing Indianapolis, Naples ISL: A Stats Grab Bag

With the second ISL meet in Naples wrapped up, I thought we’d return to some of the numbers I showed last week and see how Naples compared to Indianapolis.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Duskinas Retires, New York Seeks Pool That Floats

This edition of Beyond the Lane Lines features a former ASU coach and swimmer, University of Bath Hall of Fame inductees and more.

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Where Swimming & Strategy Meet: An Analysis of the ISL’s Scoring System

In the ISL, an individual’s victory or defeat is only really relevant in the context of how it contributes to or detracts from the larger whole.

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Swimming for Strength Athletes Part 5 – Proper Kicking

Former NCAA Championship Swimmer and Professional CrossFit™ Athlete Colleen Fotsch talks about proper kicking in episode 5 of swimming for strength athletes.

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