Lifestyle

Swimming Breaks Through List of Australia’s Most-Watched TV Broadcasts

Forget The Beatles and “Star Wars”…it’s Grant Hackett who ranks higher on Australia’s most-watched TV shows from the 20th centry.

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Shout From the Stands: A Letter to my Child’s Swim Coach

“Please strive everyday to be the coach you wish you would have had or the coach you hope for your child. No matter how long you have been coaching, no matter how much you may know, it can always help to consciously remember THIS IS SOMEONE’S CHILD.”

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Chlorinated: The world inside each swim team

I have realized that there is a world inside each team that takes over the lives of each swimmer.

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Live Webinar: Swimming for Mental Health

Join Olympic gold and bronze medalist Wendy Boglioli, a healthy aging advocate, and FINIS Founder and CEO John Mix tomorrow during their live webinar.

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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin is one of the fastest swimmers on the planet. Here are 6 things you might not have known about “Missy the Missile.” #3 – She had a cameo in the movie “The Internship.” See video of the cameo here.

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From Heart-Attack to World Records in Swimming

Larry Day, University of Michigan alum and the Founder/President of Pal Pace, is a well-known masters swimming champion.  The sport…

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4 Reasons Why Swimming Robots Are Awesome – Watch the Swimming Robot Video

At the Tokyo Institute of Technology, researchers are working to develop and improve a machine referred to as the swimming robot.

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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Olympian Nathan Adrian

His middle name is Ghar-jun, he appeared on MythBusters, and he’s got a street named after him in Bremerton. Here are 8 things you didn’t know about 100m freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian.

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11 Reasons To Love Swimming Outside

Now that spring is in the air… it’s time to pull off those pool covers, find that sunblock, and polish up that old pair of mirrored Swedish goggles. Here is a list from our staff on why we love to swim outside.

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The 2012-2014 Medalists in the Men’s Freestyles if Dopers Were Removed

We’ve put together an analysis of what the sport would’ve looked like from 2012-2014 if all athletes who have had a doping ban were not in the picture.

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Mental Health for Athletes: You Are Not Alone

I was lucky to grow up participating in one of the greatest sports in the world…

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What goes through your mind during swim practice?

What goes through your mind during swim practice? Does your mind wander here, there and everywhere?

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Missy Franklin becomes Laureus Ambassador

Over the weekend, swimming star Missy Franklin was announced as a Laureus Ambassador in a Laureus USA ceremony in Berkeley, California.

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