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7 Things We Learned From Nathan Adrian’s AMA

Olympic star Nathan Adrian isn’t ruling out a return to competitive swimming after narrowly missing out on his fourth Olympics at last year’s Trials.

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Is NIL Really Threatening Olympic Sports Like Swimming?

At last week’s annual Pac-12 spring meetings, Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke warned of the existential threat that NIL poses to sports like swimming. 

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The Swim Meet Hotel Experience

There are a few things that are quite unique to swimmers staying in a hotel…

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I 10 Pilastri Per Un Agonista

Ogni giorno un nuotatore sa che dovrà allenarsi; ed in ogni sessione lui stesso sa che si sentirà ricordare alcuni di questi pilastri.

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Maxime Rooney Retires as the 3rd-Best American Ever in This Category

Maxime Rooney never got over the hump for an open-age U.S. international team, but he did have one of the fastest single-meets that swimming has ever seen.

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7 Things My Swim Mom Did For Me When Nobody Else Could

Swim moms are special people. They give selflessly to us and our careers and our lives. Here are 7 ways my swim mom helped me survive childhood.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Believe Women’s 200 Fly World Record Will Stand Longest

China’s Liu Zige set the seemingly unreachable world record of 2:01.81 in the women’s 200 butterfly back in 2009.

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Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Featured On Cover Of Vogue Japan

After winning two gold medals at Tokyo 2020 and becoming Japan’s first female professional swimmer, Ohashi was featured on Japan Vogue’s June issue.

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Il Peso Dell’Esterno

Sentiamo spesso parlare della differenza tra sport individuale e sport di squadra. Eppure tante sono le differenze, tanti i punti in comune.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Imagining A Present-Day Phelps v Dressel Showdown

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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Which Aquatic Athletes Will Be in the 2022 USOPC Hall of Fame Class?

Michael Phelps with his 28 Olympic medals is a sure-fire first ballot Hall-of-Famer. But which of the other 6 aquatic nominees might join him?

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My 10 Favorite Swims from the 2022 US International Team Trials

The Magic Man had a Magic Moment last week with the only World Record of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro.

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Volunteer Swim Coach: A Tribute

SwimSwam presents this poem in recognition of U.S. Masters Swimming’s “Coach Appreciation Week,” May 2-8.

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USA Swimming Coach Jim Puleo Passes Away

Jim Puleo, who coached internationally and at the age group, collegiate and Olympic levels, passed away two weeks ago Friday.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Women’s 100 Back, 100 Breast Are Deepest Events In The U.S.

Readers believe the women’s 100 back and 100 breast would be the most likely events the U.S. could sweep at Worlds, but maybe now it’s the 200 breast?

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