Lifestyle

7 Tips for Swimmers to Develop the Action Habit: #1 Expect Resistance, Lots of It

Struggling to gain traction with your swimming? Here are 7 tips to pick up the action habit with your swim goals.

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VIDEO: Katinka Hosszu’s ‘Inside The Forge’ Episode 2

Hungarian world champ Katinka Hosszu has launched the second episode of “Inside the Forge,” a YouTube documentary following the world record-holder on her journey to the Rio Olympics.

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10 Excuses Only a Swimmer Could Use to Get Out of Practice

Swimmers are a talented bunch, and this extends well beyond the pool. Here are 10 typical excuses swimmers use to bow out of practice.

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Ever Considered Owning Your Own Swim Business?

Do you love swimming? Are you a coach or former swimmer with a lot experience in the sport? Have you ever considered owning your own swim businesses?

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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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