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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Vic Riggs At West Virginia?

Who will lead West Virginia next season as Vic Riggs resigned after 17 years? See the wild speculation here.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Don’t Think NCAA Redshirts Help Long Course Performance

Torri Huske has been thriving in long course during her redshirt season from Stanford, but would that still have happened if she was racing in the NCAA?

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Caitlin Clark Will Play Games Just 13 Minutes Away From Olympic Trials. What Could That Mean?

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have two home games trials, and promoting those competitions together will bring publicity for USA Swimming and the WNBA.

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Freestyle 101: Basic Principles For A Faster Freestyle

In freestyle, whatever is fastest, is most energy-efficient, and feels most natural to you is likely the way to go. There’s no one-size-fits-all.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years

The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Feta Egg Avocado Toast

This take on the classic avocado toast is not only a delicious choice, but also offers a range of nutritional benefits for swimmers.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 81.4% Think Gretchen Walsh’s NCAA Performance Surpassed Kate Douglass’ 2023

Walsh’s 2024 NCAA performance included her becoming the first swimmer in history sub-48 in the 100 fly and sub-45 in the 100 free.

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How To Get The 2024 Swimsuit Issue with the Bella Sims Cover

In this 172 page magazine we dive deep on data-features, breakdown the top-100 performances in history, and we tease our upcoming Olympic stars…

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What is a “Growth Mindset”?

David Johnston recently shared his experience with adopting a “growth mindset” and how doing so revitalized his love for the sport and allowed him to succeed.

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Five Tips For Transitioning From Swimmer To Swammer Life

Moving on from the sport we’ve done all our life can be tough. Here are five tips to help transition from swimmer to swammer.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.8% Pick Underwater Work As Most Valuable Skill In College Swimming

Leon Marchand annihilated the field en route to a massive record in the 500 free at NCAAs, and his underwater work played a major role in the swim.

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8 Goal Setting Tips for Swimmers

Ready to finally get serious with your goals in the pool? Here are eight proven goal setting tips for competitive swimmers.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet

Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.

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Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season

Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand vs Record Books Picked As Top Matchup of Men’s NCAAs

Fans are eagerly awaiting Leon Marchand’s encore performance at the 2024 NCAAs after his record-breaking 2023 showcase saw him rewrite the record books.

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