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6 Reasons to Get Stoked About Being a Self-Disciplined Swimmer

Learn six reasons why you should be fired up about becoming a more self-disciplined swimmer.

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SwimMom Musings: Pursue Moments

Savor the successes and learn from mistakes. The only real failure is giving up. Swimming is exhilarating. It is also humbling.

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Baywatch Movie Features Olympic Swimmer Striving to Rehab his Image

The newly-announced Baywatch movie, which will drop on May 26, 2017, will not be a straight remake of the famous…

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Personal Bests: 6 Things To Consider When It Does Not Happen

Courtesy and written by Andrew Beggs With many swimmers well into the midst of their short course season, I thought…

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Female Athletes And Body Image

Courtesy of and written by Laura Quilter. New Zealand representative swimmer and lifesaver with an affinity for writing. Hoping to take what…

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4 Tips On How To Be A Great Swim Parent

We try our best at swim parenting and I don’t know a single swim parent who wants to be the reason our kids get stressed or want to quit.

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Study Shows Continued Decrease In England’s Swimming Participation

According to recent data tabulations, the nation of England has seen a significant decrease in the number of adults swimming at least once a week.

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15-Year-Old Jack Dolan on 19.86 50 Free: I train for the 200 (Video)

15-year-old Jack Dolan from Rockwood Swim Club broke 20 seconds for the first time tonight. Before today, his best time was a 20.53.

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Amanda Weir: I returned on Thursday and was training by Monday (Video)

Local star Amanda Weir, a 3-time U.S. Olympian and 4-time Olympic medalist, picked up a gold in front of her hometown crowd tonight

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Lindsey Clary: Trying to back up good races with good races (Video)

Clary closed in a 27.26 to take gold in 4:39.33 ahead of Zeiger’s 4:39.55.

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Tom Shields on 20.1 50 Fly: I race better the more I do it (Video)

After taking the top seed in prelims, Tom Shields decided to mix it up by swimming butterfly in the final tonight.

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Melanie Margalis: I was ready to get back into racing (Video)

U.S. Olympian Melanie Margalis made it look easy, dominating the women’s 200 IM with a 1:53.16.

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DiRado, Margalis, & Hannis visit Childrens Hospital in Atlanta (Video)

In conjunction with the AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta this week, the three athletes visited the patients of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

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It’s Time To Jump In Feet First And Sink Or Swim

It’s been about 14 months since I took up competitive swimming. I grew up with a pool in my backyard, but never began training with purpose until I was nearly 53 years old.

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