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The Truth about Your Head Position In Swimming

Gary Hall Sr.: “Most swimmers swim freestyle or backstroke with their heads positioned too high, looking forward slightly as they swim through the water, or in the case of backstroke, with the head perched up.”

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3 Steps to Faster Turns

Turns are an incredible advantage to the athlete who can nail them. A great turn will increase your acceleration coming off the wall, giving you “easy speed” that requires no additional effort, whereas a bad turn will make you fight hard to make up for lost ground.

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Nicol Comes Away With an Impressive Win at the Mel Zajac Jr International

Rachel Nicol was one of five members of the Canadian Pan American Games team to take home gold on the first night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International…

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Rio Official Confirms Delamare Aquatic Park Will Not Be Ready for 2016 Olympic Water Polo

A Rio official confirms that the Julio Delamare Aquatic Park’s construction will not be done in time to host the 2016 Olympic water park events.

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Russian Olympic Committee Prez Targets Top Three Medal Haul in Rio

Will Yulia Efimova add to Russia’s overall medal standings in the country’s quest to finish overall top three in Rio?

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FFN Golden Tour in Nancy: Hosszu, Metella, Verraszto Out Front After Day 1

Katinka Hosszu tops the leaderboard after three podia on Day One of the Nancy stage of France’s Golden Tour.

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Kosuke Kitajima Announces Planned Retirement Following 2016 Olympic Games

According to an interview done on Japanese TV, Kosuke Kitajima, one of the most famed breaststrokers this sport has ever seen, will retire following the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Record Setting Day at the Russian Junior Nationals

As the Russian Junior National Championships in Volgograd came to an end so did the lifespan of four the competition records…

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Swimming Australia Posts Huge Reductions in Short Course Nationals Qualifying Standards

Swimming Australia has stiffened the qualifying standards for the 2015 Short Course National Championships by a huge margin.

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Seto & Sakai Throw Down World’s Top Two 200m Butterfly Times on Day 1 of 2015 Japan Open

And just like that, after Day 1 of the 2015 Japan Open, Daiya Seto and Masato Sakai stand atop the world rankings in the 200m butterfly event.

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Jolyn Lookbook: Adventures in Maui

Photographer: Marc Gabor at marcgabor.com – Models: Xena and Raven – Lookbook Design: Jen Terry

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French Stars Out in Full Force at the Golden Tour in Nancy

The fourth stop on the FFN Golden Tour will hit Nancy this weekend and once again the French contingent of stars looks to be out in full force…

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05/21/15 In Briefs: IOC Member Passes, Goshen HS Has New Coach, Arlington Heights Alligators Headed to OTC

Longtime IOC Member Passes Away…….The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced earlier this week that longtime member Peter Tallberg (Finland) has…

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National age group records falling at Vietnam’s junior age group championships

Vietnam is hosting its National Junior Age Group Swimming Championships this week, and the nation’s youngsters have been rewriting the record books.

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Irie, Seto, Hagino, Along with America’s Ervin, Headline the 2015 Japan Open

Red-hot backstroker Ryosuke Irie will look to dominate once again, this time at the 2015 Japan Open slated for May 22-24th in Tokyo.

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