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Kick-Off Your Paralympic Experience With Twitter Emojis

Spice up your #Paralympic tweeting with special emojis.

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SwimSwam Commenters Chastise Chuck’s Blogs

“You’re an idiot. You can’t write. You don’t make any sense” – This is how Charles Hartley has been greeted on the SwimSwam page recently, and he has something things to say to the commentators.

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6 Tips to Keep You Chasing Your Swimming Goals When You Feel Like Giving Up

No matter where you stand on the ladder of swimming prowess, from age grouper to world record holder, there are days where we just aren’t feeling it. Here are 6 ways to get fired up again.

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Instagram Gallery: Rio 2016 Swimmers Get Their #OlympicInk

See any more #olympicink from swimmers on social media? Throw a link in the comments, and we’ll add it to the gallery.

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Katie Ledecky Makes Celebrity Appearance at Redskins Practice

Katie Ledecky has had a pretty memorable summer- four golds and a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game, surprising her former high school with an assembly, hanging out with Bruce Springsteen after his concert at Nationals Park, and now hanging out with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Ledecky posed for pictures and gave a motivational speech to the Redskin’s team.

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It’s Beyond Time We Stepped Up For Women Coaches

Teri McKeever had to watch the Olympics from home

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Video – SwimMAC at 2016 USA Futures Championships

SwimMAC Carolina at the 2016 USA Swimming Futures Championships, Atlanta, GA.

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Florida Releases 2016-2017 Schedule

The University of Florida Gators have released the men’s and women’s swimming and diving schedule for the 2016-2017 season, which…

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Calvyn Justus Gets His #OlympicInk, Plus Lion Clubs! (Video)

Swimming South Africa’s Calvyn Justus is our sport’s resident Youtube vlogger, with over 45,000 subscribers and nearly 3 million views, and we…

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What Joseph Schooling Did on His Summer Vacation

If for a class at the University of Texas this Fall, Joseph Schooling had been assigned to write an essay, “What I Did on My Summer Vacation?,” the letter might read something like this.

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Lookalike Fan’s Post On Michael Phelps’ Facebook Goes Viral

Of all the congratulatory posts on the Facebook wall of Olympic hero Michael Phelps, one from a 21-year-old swimmer is going viral – oh, and that swimmer is a dead ringer for the 28-time Olympic medalist.

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Masters Swimming – Δ Delta

If you thirst to go faster, improve your times, or slice through the water with a bit more ease, then a change is needed.

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Egg Russian Roulette: Michael Phelps vs Jimmy Fallon

Video is courtesy of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Michael Phelps and Jimmy take turns smashing eggs on their heads…

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What Makes a Swimmer Smart?

Do you think swimmers are, on average, more intelligent and better students than athletes focused on other sports?

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5 Ways to Pass the Time Until 2020 Olympic Swimming Begins

We’re about four years away from when Tokyo holds the 2020 Summer Olympics swimming events. Until then, what are swimming people supposed to do?

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