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Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga (Video Feature)

Rebecca used Yoga during her career as an elite athlete eventually replacing her weight lifting program entirely with yoga.

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2015 Mare Nostrum, Barcelona Preview: Peaty and van der Burgh ready for round 2

The annual Mare Nostrum series enters its second leg on Wednesday, with participants moving to Barcelona, Spain after a weekend stop in Canet, France.

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Training in the Mediterranean with SwimMAC Team Elite at Mare Nostrum

SwimSwam got the Marsh message via email. According to the Marsh-Man, it was Olympic star Ryan Lochte in the lead of the Team Elite pack crossing the cove.

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Race Details: 3 Ways to Improve your Start

At the end of your season, all the training is in the bag, and you are shaved, tapered, and ready to race. Perfecting your race details, such as starts, turns, and breakouts, will give you the best shot at making finals, finishing first, or hitting a qualifying time.

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RACE VIDEOS: Day 4 of the Southeast Asia Games in Singapore

The 2015 Southeast Asia Games keep charging along in Singapore, and we’ve got race videos from the fourth day of action.

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The 7 Types of Slackers on every Swim Team

Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS!

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122 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 122 Swim Jobs you might love.

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IOC adds events to 2018 Winter Olympic lineup, official 2020 Summer lineup to be finalized by next summer

The International Olympic Committee has announced the inclusion of 4 more events to the next Winter Olympic Games, with a proposal process still open for additional events to be added to the 2020 Summer Games.

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Watch Japan’s Hagino Lose His Goggles and Still Clock World-Ranked 1500 Free

Getting goggles in a tangle is no big deal for Japan’s Kosuke Hagino!

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FISU Doesn’t Believe MERS Outbreak Will Impact World University Games

With the 2015 World University Games being hosted in Gwangju, South Korea, there is a growing concern about the Middle…

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Abeysinghe Becomes First Sri Lankan Swimmer Ever to Earn World Champs Time Standard

Sri Lankan swimming history was made this past weekend at the Sugathadasa Stadium at the Sri Lankan National Championships and…

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Pinheiros Take the Arthur Sapaio Carepa Trophy By Over 100 Points

The Pinheiros took another top club honour, this time at the Arthur Sapaio Carepa Trophy, which is also the Brazilian Youth Championships…

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RACE VIDEOS: Day 3 at the Southeast Asia Games, including two wins from Joseph Schooling

Joseph Schooling earned wins #3 and #4 on day 3 of the Southeast Asia Games, topping the 50 free and 200…

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Two More Golds and a 33-Year Old National Record for Joseph Schooling on Day 3 of SEA Games

In addition to Joseph Schooling’s golds, 18-year old Singaporean Zheng Wen Quah also had an impressive meet on Monday.

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Racing for Brain Trauma Awareness: The 3rd Annual Ocean Games

When a motorcycle accident in 2007 left founder and race director Corey Davis with a traumatic brain injury, rendering him unable to walk, the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program became his hope.

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