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Cleveland State Takes On Lyme Disease Challenge For Teammate

Cleveland State junior Maddie Tretter was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and forced to redshirt the swimming & diving season, but her Viking teammates found a way to show their support.

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Glycogen: The key to unlocking your performance

Glycogen is another name for carbohydrates. It is really just stored carbohydrates in the liver, and in your muscles. Your body only has a set amount of glycogen in storage, and when it’s depleted, you’ll feel like you’ve “hit the wall.”

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SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe Covers Drake’s “Hotline Bling”

National teamer and musician Eugene Godsoe is at it again, this time with a cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling.”

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Protestors Fill Rio’s Streets 7 Months Before Olympic Games

Protesters opposing transportation price hikes in Brazil took to city streets last week.

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Chuck Katis Magic: Magazine To Money For The Homeless (Video)

Breaststroker Chuck Katis is an Olympic hopeful, looking to kickstart a magical run to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Luckily for him, he’s also…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #2 Missy & Katie’s 1st OLY. Golds

Katie Ledecky (gold) and Missy Franklin (bronze) picked up medals in the 200 free at the 2015 World Champs; an event we could see them face off in again in the finals in Rio.

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Canisius College Golden Griffins Winter Training Trip (Video)

The Canisius College Golden Griffins recently returned from there 2016 training trip in Vero Beach, Florida. See their training trip video here.

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12 Reasons Why You Will Love SwimSwam Magazine

# 1 – SwimSwam Magazine is the opposite of every swimming magazine you have seen in the past.

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BridgeAthletic January Olympic Trials Preparation Tips

This is the year all the hard work pays off. But in these 6 months leading up to the Trials the seemingly small things like what you eat and drink can slip through the cracks even though they are key to performing at your absolute peak.

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Four Frequent Criticisms From People Who Don’t Understand USRPT

With Michael Andrew’s recent appearance on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, the debate rages on about his unusual training method, USRPT….

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Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid May Yet Face Public Referendum

Support still remains for a public referendum on Budapest, Hungary’s 2024 Olympic bid.

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If you change nothing, nothing will change.

A message from FINIS CEO and Founder John Mix…

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Chelsea Piers Swimmer Olivia Hallisey Wins Google Science Fair

Olivia Hallisey, a junior at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, who also swims for Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club, was the winner of the 2015 Google Science Fair.

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Iowa Swim Alum Joins Forbes ’30 Under 30′ For Solar Power Research

It’s often purported that swimming teaches skills that help athletes in their classroom and career fields, and though it’s only anecdotal, the 2016 Forbes magazine “30 Under 30” lists are adding evidence to support that claim.

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Dutch Swimming Federation Reinvents Itself With New Logo, Motto

The Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB), home of Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo, is reinventing itself as a supporter of all levels of swimming within the Netherlands, complete with a new logo and new motto for 2016.

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