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Blucore introduces the Corsuit

For over three years now, swimmers have struggled to reach the times set during the era of the Supersuit. Now Blucore is doing something about it, with the release of the Corsuit.

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Olympic Gold Medalists ‘Make a Splash’ With Water Safety Events In LA and Long Beach

The national tour features new USA Swimming Foundation’s Ambassadors Nathan Adrian, Janet Evans, Anthony Ervin (featured image), as well as Olympic Gold Medalists Rowdy Gaines, Jason Lezak, Jessica Hardy, and two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton.

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7 Butterfly Sets To Test Your Toughness

Seven butterfly sets from Bob Bowman to David Marsh to elites and fitness swimmers.

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7 Distance Butterfly Swims That Might Make You Cringe in Pain

Swimming video of long distance butterfly swims, 500 yards to 10k.

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Resistance Training: Try This Swim Parachute Set

Becoming comfortable with fatigue is a crucial part of the racing experience, particularly to swimmers who regularly compete in the 200’s of stroke. The added drag experienced while swimming with a Swim Parachute simulates this feeling to perfection, allowing you to provide real-time feedback in a training setting.

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Michael Andrew 2014 Mesa Swimming Photo Vault

Many thanks to Mike Lewis – olavistaphotography.com — for these great swimming photos.

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Blueseventy sponsors swim star Lorna Tonks

Lorna Tonks, Australian women’s 100m Breaststroke champion is the first Australian pool swimmer to be officially sponsored by leading race suit brand Blueseventy International.

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Ever Found Yourself Thinking…

We all want our chance, our shot. We know, deep-down inside, we are better than how fast we are swimming.

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Lost in Jellyfish Space

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this swimming video produced by Nana Trongratanawong.

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Michael Andrew Surprised by 100 Back Speed After 3 Weeks Off (Video Interview)

Michael Andrew swam a 56.39 in the 100 backstroke at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte.

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Consistent IM Training With The Postive Drive Fin

The FINIS Positive Drive Fin adds speed to dolphin and flutter motions, and it also allows the swimmer to generate power safely through the breaststroke kick.

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Watch the new Nike Swim Commercial for the Nike NG-1 (Video)

Swimming news / swimming video is courtesy of Nike Swim, a SwimSwam Partner Via Vimeo: Nike NG-1 Specifically engineered for…

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VIDEO: An Examination on FINA’s Tweak to the Backstroke Finish Rules

Jenna Haufler and Hugh Berryman explain the new craze that’s been sweeping the swimming nation: the illegal backstroke finish.

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A Way To Build Long Course Endurance In Swimming

Courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam Partner. Featured Image: Anthony Ervin, Olympic Gold Medalist For some, the return of long course…

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Nathan Adrian, the man who can outswim the touchpads

In an odd quirk, Adrian was simply too fast for the meet’s timing system to keep up with while nearly breaking his own American record in the 100 free.

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