Lifestyle

Let’s Clear the Air: Stop Peeing in the Pool at Major Meets

Air quality in most indoor facilities already isn’t great, but are swimmers making it worse?

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10 Steps to Make a Massive Swim Cap

If, for any reason, you have not made a massive swim cap, it is time to get started. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: Swimming – An Underrated Sport

Niagara senior Brad Ash found a way to incorporate his swimming into a class project, creating a short documentary about the sport, called Swimming: An Underrated Sport.

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The 4 Most Common Extracurricular Activities of the Competitive Swimmer

#2 Napping. Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian must know what we’re talking about. Sprinters are fast, but big, strong sprinters love to nap.

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Kade Knoch blogs from National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #2 – Day one crazy, but exciting

Blog #1 Oklahoma swimmer blogs during camp at Olympic Training Center; Day one crazy, but exciting May 7, 2:20 a.m….

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Michael Klueh, Emily Brunemann: Husband & Wife, and World Championships teammates

Club Wolverine pros Michael Klueh and Emily Brunemann made their own unique bit of history this week, becoming – as far as we know – the first married couple to qualify to represent Team USA at the same international meet. (Photo from 2013 Golden Goggles awards).

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Tyler Clary may retire after the 2016 Olympics to pursue motorsport

Olympian Tyler Clary may retire after the 2016 Olympics to pursue motorsport. Why not? He’s showing a talent for it according to NASCAR Star Jimmie Johnson.

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Shouts From The Stands: Why NCAA Athletes Should Be Paid

What other billion-dollar industry, besides the NCAA, has unpaid employees?

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CSCAA Convention Travel Blog Day 2

Day 2 began with me misreading my watch and getting to the convention an hour earlier than anything started. It was great to be in the right place, but as I sat alone in the lobby it took a good twenty minutes for me to realize my folly.

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Kade Knoch blogs from the National Diversity Select Camp: Blog #1 – Running Late

“Day before camp, and I’m already running late. Crazy Oklahoma weather.”

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#HaileyStrong: Former Air Force swimmer Hailey Lane to be released from hospital Wednesday

Air Force cadet Hailey Lane will return home from the hospital this week, more than a month after suffering a major heart attack, according to a Virginia CBS affiliate.

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Family of former Ohio swim coach Brogan Dulle launching 8 Days of Greatness campaign in his memory

It’s been almost a year since Ohio club swim coach Brogan Dulle went missing and was eventually found dead, and his family is launching a week-long campaign to memorialize his life.

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The Art of Swimming: Photo show in San Diego’s North County

There is undoubtedly an artistic aspect to all sport, and swimming is no exception.  The beauty and grace of swimming is…

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Olympians and Cancer Survivors Team Up to Fight Cancer at Swim Across America – Dallas

Olympians and U.S. National Team members participating are Jim Montgomery, Jill Sterkel, Daniel Watters, Andrea Dickson, Jeanne Cunningham, Neil Walker, Brad Bridgewater, Ryan Berube, Walter Soza, and more.

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#SwimMomMonday: A Conversation with Stacy Clary

Just in time for Mother’s Day, SwimSwam proudly presents a new series, called SwimMomMonday. Our first conversation is with Stacy Clary.

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