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McBroom Wedding A Swimming-Centric Celebration (Video)

As a young athlete, coaches and older swimmers will tell you that half the joy of swimming isn’t the wins or the records, it’s the people you meet along the way.

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Golden Goggles Voting Update: Jaeger, Phelps Down To Wire For Male Race of Year

The race of the ballot right now is men’s race of the year, in which Connor Jaeger still narrowly leads Michael Phelps in voting by a single percentage point.

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BridgeAthletic Building Blocks – MB#1

The BridgeAthletic Building Block Series is a set of 5 exercises that can be modified for swimmers of all levels to perform on pooldeck.

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Adrian, Clary, DiRado Announced As Members Of BMW Performance Team

Members of the BMW Performance Team feature a combination of U.S. Olympians and hopefuls including Tyler Clary, Nathan Adrian and Maya DiRado.

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Katie Ledecky Among Time Magazine’s 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015

Katie Ledecky lands herself on Time Magazine’s list of the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015.

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Florida Southern Freshman Struck By Car, Killed Sunday Morning

A freshman swimmer at Florida Southern College was hit by a car and killed early Sunday morning, local police report.

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How To Train Through That Dreaded Plateau

When training, at any level, a lot of people struggle with progress after training for a while and hit a plateau. This is commonly known as the ‘plateau syndrome’.

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Stephen Duwel Added to USA Swimming’s Banned List

Former Arkansas club and high school coach Stephen Duwel has been added to USA Swimming’s list of individuals permanently suspended or ineligible.

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10/26/15 In Briefs: Swim Wales Seeks CEO, T&T Olympic Incentives

Today’s In Briefs: George Bovell and his Trinidad & Tobago Olympic teammates have extra monetary incentive to rake in the medals in Rio next year.

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The Pros And Cons Of Pre-Workout

It can be difficult to fully understand what is safe and what is not when it comes your body and workout. The supplement industry is big, with some good products that can help you and some that can damage you.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #3 Allison Schmitt-Inspired Meme

#10 With around 1400 swimmers qualified and 245 days to go, the attention on the Olympic Trials is starting to…

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Lochte, Ledecky And Coventry Selected To Present 2015 ANOC Awards

Three high-profile athletes – Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky and Kirsty Coventry – will be in D.C. this week to present the 2015 ANOC Gala Awards.

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My 3 Favourite Strategies for Exceptional Swim Practices

Wanna get more from your practices? Here are my 3 favorite strategies for getting the absolute most from your time spent in the water.

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Release of French “Swim Idols” Pin-up Calendar Draws Big Crowd

When swimmers are treated like rock stars: autograph session for the release of the “Idols of the Pool” calendar in France.

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SwimMom Musings: What Makes Swimmers Special

No other sport requires such dogged determination. If your child can embrace this ritual they can do anything and are already on their way to an amazing life.

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