Lifestyle

Column: Gretchen Walsh Proved She Was Worth All The Hype

After years upon years of debate about Walsh was capable of, she proved she was worth all the hype when she broke the world record in the 100 fly.

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Katie Ledecky Is A Better Athlete Than Me

After years of denial, Charles Hartley finally concedes that Ledecky is the best athlete to come out of Little Flower School in Bethesda, Maryland, not him.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 2 Overreaction: It’s a Swim Meet and It’s Loud

Indianapolis athletes got the biggest crowd reactions this morning, including 2x Olympian Blake Pieroni who solidified his comeback in the 200 free heats.

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2024 US Olympic Trials Day One Prelims Overreaction: It’s Really Just My Thoughts

This article isn’t a deep dive into splits or times, but rather just my view on the morning, which is headlined by the ever incredible Katie Ledecky.

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Initial Impressions Of The Atmosphere At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

The first session of the U.S. Olympic trials is underway. Has the environment inside Lucas Oil Stadium lived up to the hype or not?

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Unbeatable Theatre: U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Start Now

It all begins, the most inspiring, exciting and pressure-packed event in all of sports: the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

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TopTenTweets: It’s Officially Olympic Trials Season

We’re back with another edition of TopTenTweets and this week, we’re talking all things Olympic Trials–U.S, Australian, and more!

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SPEEDO® $1 MILLION GIFT TO USA SWIMMING SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SWIMMERS

Speedo’s gift comes as part of the brand’s initiative to diversify swimming through its campaign for change, Speedo’s Swim United program.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 68.9% Correctly Predicted Aussie Women Would Break WR At Trials

Ariarne Titmus shattered the world record in the women’s 200 free, while former record holder Mollie O’Callaghan also went under the existing mark.

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“Just Add Water”: Reviewing Katie Ledecky’s Autobiography

An inside look into Ledecky’s recently published autobiography that covers her swimming career, family and everything in between.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Veggie Chili

Chock-full of protein-rich beans and other healthy vegetables, this veggie chili is terrific fuel for a hungry athlete.

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Pioneering Astronaut Suni Williams Was the Captain of Navy’s Swim Team in College

Astronaut Suni Williams (right) piloted the first-ever operational mission flight of the Boeing Starliner last week, arriving at the International Space Station with Josh Cassada (left).

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A Million Gallons of Milk (And Other Expensive Ways to Fill an Olympic Swimming Pool)

Why do we fill swimming pools with water? Because it’s too bloody expensive to fill it with anything else 👀.

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Katie Ledecky Memoir Excerpt “JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life”

Dive into an excerpt from Katie Ledecky’s new book, “JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life”

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Unpacking What Makes a “Fast Pool”

W hat exactly constitutes a fast pool? We’ll take a look at what makes some of our favorite pools to race in so unique and stand above the rest.

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