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Self-Talk Has the Power to Build You up or Break You Down – The Choice Is Yours

Even the best swimmers in the world struggle at times with their inner-dialogue, with the Restoic App, you’ll learn how to overcome this obstacle and thrive.

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SFTS: It’s Christmas, Don’t Forget About the Person Who Takes Care of Your Pool

For swim coaches that rent pool time, you learn early on who is the most important person at each pool………. the maintenance person with the keys.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Like The 200 Medley Relay Moving To Opening Night At NCAAs

Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers how they felt about the 200 medley relay moving to Day 1 of the NCAA Championships.

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Penn’s Lia Thomas Opens Up On Journey, Transition To Women’s Swimming

Thomas, a trans woman, discusses her experience transitioning into becoming a woman and competing for the University of Pennsylvania swim team.

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“It’s Something New”: Hali Flickinger On Olympics, Mental Health & Finding Home

Coming off of winning two medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Flickinger details what it took to get there amidst the pandemic and moving to Arizona.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Final Farewell To Fede and Femke

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Coach Mark Schubert Details His New Elite Training Group at Saddleback El Toro

In this podcast Mark unpacks what he’s doing at SET Aquatics, and he dips back into his history discussing his coaching philosophy.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Final DQ, Heilman NAGs & Daiya in Flagstaff

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the ISL Final and the controversy that surrounded it, Thomas Heilman’s NAG record siege in Greensboro, & more

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Using Neuroscience To Overcome Mental Blocks And Optimize Your Nervous System

How research suggests brainspotting can help you overcome mental hurdles and achieve optimal performance.

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American Swimming Coaches Association Partners with Mental Fitness App Restoic

Restoic continues to support swim programs across the country by empowering swimmers to increase confidence, decrease anxiety, and optimize performance.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 66% Predict ASU Men To Place 6th-10th At NCAAs

The Arizona State men won 10 of 18 swimming events en route to placing second in the team standings at the NC State Invitational.

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Kieran Smith Is the Latest Collegiate Swimmer to Join #TeamSpeedo

Kieran Smith (above) is the latest collegian to join #TeamSpeedo, joining the unrelated Regan Smith.

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Olympic Medalist Hali Flickinger Intimately Details The Past Two-Year Grind

Two-time Olympic medalist and Team Speedo athlete Hali Flickinger gets raw and real about the past two-year grind on the road to Tokyo.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Golden Bears On The Hunt In Minnesota

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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8 Swimming Charities To Consider On #GivingTuesday

For this year’s GivingTuesday, here are some swimming-themed charities for you to consider donating to as part of your annual holiday spending.

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