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Half-Season Report Card: A goal-oriented motivational idea from Executive Swim Club

The swimming “Report Card” touches on the many important factors that make for a great season.

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Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team Screens Touch the Wall and Takes Polar Plunge

Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team in northern New Jersey had their first annual winter social: a private screening of Missy Franklin’s Touch The Wall and a frigid dip into their local lake for The Polar Plunge.

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SwimRun in Sweden: Swim in Icy 4 Degree Water, Run in Minus 6 Degree Air

Swimming Video is courtesy of Nils Zätterström. From Nils: Swimrun is a growing sport in Sweden. You combine swimming and running and…

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17 Speedo Videos You Need To Watch Right Now

Fueled by Water is a beautiful tribute to water and the people who are fueled by it.

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Michael Phelps 2014 Swammy Awards Person of the Year

2014 Swammy Awards Presented by TYR See the Swammy Awards Channel here. FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR KATIE LEDECKY MALE…

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Pomo | Back 2 U

Diving is as much an art form as it is a sport, and Peter Hadfield captures that beautifully in this film.

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Doc Counsilman: As I Knew Him

Courtesy of Joe Hunsaker (Co-founder, Counsilman/Hunsaker & Associates) This is a special time of the year in swimming history. James…

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How to Feed An American Swimmer in Paris

“By the time we boarded the plane for France, we were feeling pretty confident that all details had been handled. But we were wrong. We had overlooked an essential aspect of traveling with SwimBoy. Caloric intake.”

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Cancer Survivor Katie Kennell-Langan Needs A Strong Heart

“She’d beaten cancer, but how the chemo weakened her immune system and a virus had settled in her heart…”

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