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Therese Alshammar – 38, Mother – Trains for Her 6th Olympic Games

In an interview with the German publication „Die Welt“, released on December 24lth, the Swedish swimstar Therese Alshammar spoke about her son and her plans to attend her sixth Olympic Games this year in Rio.

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Guy Talks About His Success in Kazan and His Focus Heading into Rio

In this SwimSwam exclusive interview James Guy discusses his success in 2015 as well as his major points of focus for the 2016 season heading into Rio…

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Madi Wilson Discusses the Keys to Her Success in 2015 (Video)

In this interview Madi Wilson discusses the reasons for her breakout season in 2015 which include mental training, yoga, improving her self-belief and learning how to overcome unexpected obstacles…

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World Champion Liam Tancock joins Swimzi Board

Three-time world champion, four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and current world record holder Liam Tancock is to join the board of Swimzi Ltd after investing in the equity of the company this year.

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On Deck at St Peters Western – Partner Work with Michael Bohl (Video)

The following video shows excerpts from one of St Peters Western’s workouts while Michael Bohl shares his thoughts on partner work and resistance training in the water…

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Le Clos Scores Another World-Ranked 100 Fly Time At SA Grand Prix

Chad Le Clos now owns this season’s #1 and #5 times in the world in the 100m butterfly event.

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227 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 227 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Radford Grabs Fifth New Zealand Open Water Swimming Title

Kane Radford has notched up his fifth consecutive national title in the 10km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo today.

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Canadian Richard Funk Says Good-bye To ‘Go Blue’, Hello To Toronto

Canadian breaststroker Richard Funk makes the move to Toronto for his final preparations leading up to Canada’s Olympic Trials.

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Irie Among Japanese Squads Training At University of New Mexico Camp

Japan’s Ryosuke Irie is looking to make altitude training gains while at the University of New Mexico for 3 weeks.

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Germany’s national team trains in Thailand for Rio

You can find the German version of this story here. The German national team and the so called “perspective team”…

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3 Reasons Why Stretching for Race Recovery is a Must

During competitions, stretching can be a particularly useful way to accelerate post-race recovery and improve pre-race warm ups with minimal exertion. (Featured image: Natalie Coughlin)

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Cesar Cielo Leads Public Sentiment To Carry Rio Flag

Could we see Cesar Cielo carrying the Brazilian flag on August 5th in Rio?

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WR Holder Sarah Sjostrom To Compete At Austin PSS (Psych Sheets Here)

USA Swimming has released the psych sheets for next week’s Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, and they feature some huge international names – maybe most notable and surprising is Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.

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Katie Ledecky Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 Athletes List

Katie Ledecky was the third youngest athlete on Forbes 30 Under 30 List.

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