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Anthony Ervin: Swimming Comeback Served As Replacement For Smoking

Swedish podcaster Ola Strömberg has released his latest English podcast, interviewing two-time U.S. Olympian Anthony Ervin about U.S. Olympic Trials, his new book and his late-career return to the sport of swimming.

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Backstrokers No Longer Have FOMO

Backstrokers finally get the assistance we have been asking for.

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SwimMom Musings: Then There was One!

It is that time of year when USA Swim Teams have their year-end banquets, recognize their seniors, and start their long course training.

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Fran Halsall – Most Dominant Swim of British National Championships

Fran Halsall’s 50m Freestyle is the British National Championships’ Most Dominant Swim.

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Video and Q&A: Kim Vandenberg talks to Madison Kennedy

Madison Kennedy is on the top of her game. Last Friday night at the Mesa Pro Swim, Madison Kennedy raced her way to the #1 time in the U.S. in the 50m Freestyle and the 6th time in the world this year in a time of 24.45.

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SwimSwam Co-Founder, GoldMedalMel, Inducted into North Carolina SHOF

On Friday night the Class of 2016 was formally inducted into the North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame. In addition…

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5 Swim Parent Tips for When Things Go Wrong

What could possibly go wrong? Well, just about anything and everything. Here’s a partial list of things that did go wrong during my years as a swim mom…

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4 Sets Creativos Para Mejorar la Patada

La fuerza en las piernas y flexibilidad en los tobillos son necesarios para una patada firme e intensa, pero se necesita de más.

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Swimmers Are Psychotic

Members of the LSU swim and dive team breaking it down after an early morning circuit during the beginning of the collegiate season.

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The Notre Dame Diving Team Stars in: “Coaching Mojo”

Victory comes only through hard work, and in the video above,  Notre Dame diving coach Caiming Xie personifies this when his…

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16 Swimmers You See in Practice

We spend a lot of time in the water with our teammates at the pool. Which of the following 16 best describes your teammates?

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Watch: #CoachesAre With Hardy, Neal, DiRado, and Dwyer

Watch as Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, Maya DiRado, and Conor Dwyer speak about what #CoachesAre to them.

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Obamas, British Royalty Talk Trash Over 2016 Invictus Games

American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have engaged in some friendly trash talk with the British Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II regarding the upcoming Invictus Games, an athletic event for wounded warriors of the world’s militaries.

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8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life

I think about my days with 59 men and women on the UA swim team at some point every day. Here are 8 Reasons Why College Swimming Will Change Your Life…

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SwimSwam Pulse: 41% Support Canada’s Tough Olympic Cuts

Though Canada’s Olympic team could have featured more event entries with less strict selection standards, almost half of our poll respondents expressed support for Canada’s selection criteria.

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