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How Important Is Sleep For Swimmers?

Swimmers know nutrition and training are important components of athletic programs. But what about the importance of sleep? This often overlooked element of your day can enhance or sabotage your athletic performance

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Foods Swimmers Should Avoid While Training

Many factors determine how your training is going to go. Some foods can sabotage the many hours you spend training at the pool and the gym.

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Why Eminem Should Be On Every Swimmer’s Playlist

Eminem found himself on Michael Phelps’ playlist at one time and now science says the GOAT’s resulting performance was perhaps correlated to that fact.

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Paralympic medalist to star in Hollywood Movie

Superstar film writer Robert Knott has signed on to write the biopic film of three-time Paralympic medalist and FINIS-sponsored athlete, Brad Snyder.

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Funkita Giveaway! Pick Your Favorite Print, Win With The New Funkita Swimwear Launch

Australian Commonwealth Games swimmer Koti Ngawati wears Safari Spirit from the new Funkita collection.

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Brock Turner Hearings Begin, Two of Five Charges Dropped

The preliminary hearing saw testimony from the alleged victim and a witness, and also saw two of five charges against Turner dropped.

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Nathaniel Hartley Chosen as Featured Athlete by Gatorade

Check out this video from Gatorade’s “Win From Within” series, featuring Nathaniel Hartley.  Hartley is a 16 year old from South…

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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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