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How to Go With The Flow With Better Butterfly Body Position

The head position throughout the butterfly stroke can be a major limiting factor in your stroke. Keeping the head looking forward too much will lead to a sinking of your hips, which increases your drag in the water ultimately causing you to swim slower.

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Sheff Hallam Dominates Distance Events On Day One Of BUCS

Eleanor Faulkner and Nick Grainger of Sheff Hallam University won the distance events on the first night of competition at BUCS…

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Le Clos To Contend For 8 Titles At South African Nationals

Olympic and World Champion Chad le Clos will be contending for a record eight titles at the upcoming South African National Championships…

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Coleman Allen Comes Home With Three Golds On Night One Of CIS Championships

The team finished in 3:16.21 over Calgary’s 3:16.57. UofT finished third in 3:17.21. The win gave Coleman Allen his third win of the night. ..

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2013 TYR World Rankings Breakdown

The World Swim Coaches Association has done an interesting analysis of the 2013 FINA World Rankings. In 2013 there were…

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Day in the Life Video: Alex Meyer, US Open Water Swimming National Champion & Olympian

This “Day in the Life” video post includes an in-depth Q&A with the open water Olympian.

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Behind the Scenes Mix – 2014 USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix Orlando

We take a look a back at last week’s USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix stop in Orlando Florida. Last week featured…

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Comedian Kevin Hart Swims Butterfly Like an Olympian, Video is NSFW

Funny man and movie star, Kevin Hart, can swim, and he has great form. See video here.

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Rikke Møller Pedersen Set To Swim Packed Schedule In Ballerup

Rikke Møller Pedersen is set to swim a long list of events at the Eastern Danish Long Course Championships in Ballerup…

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FINA World Water Polo Conference to be held in Cancun Mexico Feb 28-29

The FINA aquatic community will gather on February 27-28, 2014 in Cancun (MEX) to attend the FINA World Water Polo Conference, a unique opportunity to hear from established team sports, newly popular sports, and representatives from the Water Polo family about the innovative ideas they have used to ensure continued success.

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UBC Women and UofT Men Look To Defend Titles At CIS Championships

The University of Toronto men and the University of British Columbia women are the clear favourites heading into the meet, both teams hoping to defend their titles from last year.

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SwimSpray to Offer a Free Sample to Anyone Willing to Send A Testimonial

To help show that SwimSpray works, we are offering free samples of SwimSpray to anyone interested in trying it. Just send an email to….

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Michael Hinge Takes On A New Role With The Herning Swim Club

On April 1st Michael Hinge will be taking on a new challenge as the Sports Manager of the Herning Swim Club…

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NBC to air Jessica Long feature during Sochi coverage this weekend – Watch trailers here

The feature, titled Long Way Home: The Jessica Long Story, follows the 17-time Paralympic medalist on her journey to Russia to meet her birth parents.

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Quigley, Roebuck and Johnstone Confirm Attendance At British Nationals

Lauren Quigley, Joe Roebuck and Kathryn Johnstone have all confirmed their participation in the 2014 British Gas Swimming Championships…

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