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6 Secrets of Open Water Swimming

Video is courtesy of Marietta “Mary” Uhle and TriSolutions.

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​JCC Waves “Distance Day” Music Video- “The Phoenix” Fall Out Boy

“It’s not about the time or place you get, its about the training and perseverance you put into it.” ~ Coach Chris Duncan

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Olympian Ricky Berens Retires: Gold Medal Minute Video

Ricky Berens, 3-time Olympic medalist, has officially retired. Berens has experienced it all as a swimmer. In his early years,…

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Swimmer, a film commissioned by BBC Films, Film4 and the London Organising Committee

“…a poetic journey through the waterways and coastline of the British Isles, following a lone swimmer through lakes, rivers and coves.”

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Swim Another Day – The Original Motion Picture Trailer

Everything is on the line in this action packed thriller of strength, strategy, and swimming.

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Lessons From Legends: Swimming Traditions

Most swimmers of high school and college age participate in the tradition of shaving down at the end of a season, perhaps getting a special hair cut, making posters and maybe eating a traditional pre-race meal.

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Rise and Swim Video: Gryphon Man Swimming

Video is courtesy of University of Guelph Men’s Swim Team.

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Swimming Upstream – Complete Film

The true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion.

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2013 Golden Goggle Awards Photo Vault – All Elites On the Red Carpet Are Here

Many thanks to Melissa Lundie, melissalundie.com, for capturing these photo.

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Eve and Candace on: Michael Phelps Comeback

Eve and Candace are the world’s number one swimming fans and reporters on all aspect of swim lifestyle content.

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Cochrane named OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year

The week-long celebration of the best in Canadian swimming continues as the Victoria Times-Colonist will reveal the next Big Splash Awards Week winner Thursday. The OMEGA Female Swimmer of the Year, Open Water Swimmer of the Year and the People’s Choice Race of the Year remain to be announced.

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Reverse Circle Swim: Why Do It?

After four years of swimming nearly every practice in a reverse circle pattern, I’ve gotten used to life on the left lane line. However, when I brought my training pattern to a new team, the first question I heard was “Why?”

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Anthony Ervin to DJ at Mumford & Sons’ Communion Night in NYC

DJ Anthony Ervin, aka Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin aka the Conductor of the Crawl aka the Beethoven of Berkeley aka the Spinner of Spieker aka the Fast-Fingered Freestyler will be participating in a show produced by Mumford and Sons star Ben Lovett in New York City on December 3rd.

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Analysis of World Records and Gender: Predict World Record Trends through Regressional Analysis

For as long as there have been World Records for competitive swimming, many people have wanted to know if the females will ever catch up to the males. There have been several reasons listed for why the genders stay separated by time, and many of them are obvious, but in today’s age, we have seen several female athletes attempt to compete with the men, some even successfully.

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2013 Golden Goggles Behind the Scenes Photo Vault

Anders Holm, writer, producer and star of Comedy Central’s Workaholics, with Katie Ledecky, 2013 Golden Goggles Female Athlete of the Year.

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