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Setting Goals: Short, Medium And Long Term

We begin every camp at The Race Club by helping each swimmer in setting goals: a short term, medium term and a long term goal.

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Opinion: Stop NCAA Hazing & Drinking Events Or NCAA Will Stop Swimming

Which is more essential to the proverbial “college experience”: forced binge drinking fests with incoming freshmen or having the swim team remain a part of your college athletic department?

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A Swimmer’s Folly

Her stomach is twisted in anticipation; years of time in the pool have lead up to this moment. The music is raging in her ears, yet, the roar of the crowed is greater still.

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Shirley Babashoff To Headline Southern Pacific Masters Clinic

The 2017 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Coaches Clinic will feature Olympic gold medalist Shirley Babashoff and legendary coaches Mark Schubert and Jim Montrella.

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Introducing Caeleb ‘Mr. Two Bits’ Dressel

Florida Gator Caeleb Dressel will be in the spotlight of a different sort, leading the traditional pre-game cheer at Saturday’s Florida home football game at ‘The Swamp’ against Tennessee.

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How to Swim Faster By Being a Rock Star Teammate

Swimming may be an individual sport, but we train as a team. Here are a few ways to foster an environment where everyone succeeds.

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Former Swimmers Name Pool For Renowned Coach Randy Reese

The latest accolade for International Swimming Hall of Fame coach Randy Reese is perhaps the most personal of them all: a battalion of Reese’s former swimmers from Episcopal High School and the University of Florida have contributed funds to name Episcopal’s 50-M pool in his honor.

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Viking Invades Practice at Northwest Arkansas Aquatics (NWAA) Sharks

The Viking recently stopped in and tried to keep up with the NWAA Sharks in Bentonville, Arkansas. Thank Odin it was a recovery day.

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Phelps Reflects On London 200 Fly: I Got What I Deserved

“The 200-metre butterfly final at London haunted me for a long time,” says Michael Phelps when speaking at a recent event in Dubai.

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Nathan Adrian’s 3 Favorite Exercises

Nathan’s top three “Bridge exercises” are the Weighted Pull Up, the Hex Bar Dead Lift and the Disc Freestyle Slide.

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Phelps: “I Could Probably Go 48” in a 100m Free Against Conor McGregor

At the end of August, following the Conor McGregor – Floyd Mayweather fight, Michael Phelps jokingly tweeted at McGregor, taunting him to…

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Things To Say – Or Not To Say – To Your Swimmers

When I was a newer swim mom, I’d get all excited at meets and blurt out something to my kids that I’d later regret.

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Usain Bolt Says He Would Beat Aussie Icon Ian Thorpe In Swim Race

Picture this – Olympic track star Usain Bolt racing against Aussie icon Ian Thorpe in the water.

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Phelps is Golden on the Golf Course, Wins Celebrity Event

The GOAT took his talents to the green this weekend at the Swiss stop of the Omega European Masters Tour, winning the celebrity tournament.

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How To Get The SwimSwam College Preview Magazine

With over 85 pages of features covering DI, DII and DIII data you need to know, the College Preview issue covers it all for the college swimmer, high school swimmer, fan and swim parent. 

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