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7 Tips for Swim Parents with kids leaving for college

Your child is ready to start his/her next chapter hundreds of miles away from you. What do you have to show for the last two decades of parenthood? A scrapbook and an empty bedroom down the hall? Not to worry, your child’s college career also starts the next chapter in your life.

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3 Tips to Make Your Swimsuit Last Longer

Is your swimwear not lasting as long as you would like? If you’re wearing your swimsuit in chlorinated water on a regular basis, there are few things to lengthen your swimsuits life.

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Building a Foundation for Success in Swimming

One of the best resources an athlete has access to is their coach. A suggestion from Michael Klueh, a Dolfin sponsored athlete and swimmer at Club Wolverine, is to have a goal meeting with your coach.

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Time is of the Essence

Time, time time, see what’s become of me // While I looked around for my possibilities // I was so hard to please.

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The Measure of Training Intensity Through Lactate

Lactate fuels the intensity of training, supplying information of how exercises start the metabolic system process.

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College Teammates: Your Swimming Support System

When your college career is over, and all is said and done, your swimming stats aren’t what’s most important about the sport. Nobody will remember who DQ’d that last relay to lose the meet, or who set what records when. The relationships you gain from your teammates in college are one of a kind; learn to leverage and appreciate them, and your school and swimming will take care of itself.

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27 Michael Phelps Swimming Photos From Down Under

Michael Phelps finished his first season back from retirement in Australia. Here are 27 images of the Greatest Olympian of All-Time from the 2014 Pan Pacs.

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Post-retirement life for Eamon Sullivan begins with Dancing With the Stars appearance

Australian swimming star Eamon Sullivan is staying in the spotlight as he transitions to his post-swimming life, as a contestant on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars.

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Should Men Be Allowed in Synchro at FINA Worlds?

FINA does not allow men to compete in synchronized swimming. Why not? I don’t really know, and I’d appreciate anyone willing to explain it in the comments section.

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Buy a Duck, Set a World Record and Save a Swimming Pool

It seems like dozens of programs are trying to save swimming pools any given year, but they don’t all go…

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#FantasySwimming Wrap-up: Team Ricky Berens still undefeated in fantasy history, CordesNeck wins new league

Ryan Lochte donated a signed Team USA Swim Cap to the winner of the newly-formed #DeckChange league, plus his own 4×100 free relay silver medal (pictured) to the winner of the #Lane4 league.

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#FantasySwimming Update: Same teams on top, but FlyingClary closing the gap

Tyler Clary’s namesake team were the biggest movers in the #Lan4 division on Saturday.

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#FantasySwimming Update: TandL and CordesNeck now into lead after day 2

James Magnussen is the subject of one of Fantasy Swimming’s bigger rivalries at the moment.

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