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2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”

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A Letter to my Closest Teammate

Swim Friends Definition: 2 aquatic athletes bound by the mutual experience of pain, and the mutual respect for the others perseverance through long swim practices, often in highly chlorinated pools, on nights when their other friends were out at parties.

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Kevin Cordes Discusses His Approach to Long Course Training and Racing (Video)

American Kevin Cordes had a breakout season in 2015 winning a silver in the 200 breaststroke and a bronze in…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15-16

Courtney Harnish and Michael Andrew earned top honors for 15-16s in 2015.

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2015 Swammy Awards – Female Breakout SOTY – Bronte Campbell

Often mentioned in the press after her big sister Cate, Bronte Campbell stole the headlines in 2015…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Mitch Larkin, Male Breakout Swimmer Of The Year

Mitch Larkin claims his second Swammy Award of 2015 near the conclusion of an unstoppable year for the Australian.

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Plantation’s Gina Grant Featured in Ad Campaign for Special Olympics

Plantation Swim Team athlete Gina Grant, 17, is featured in a new national ad campaign for the Special Olympics. Her image has been spotted around town in locations such as Publix and CVS.

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8 Strategies For Game Day Swim Coaching Greatness

Pam Swander is the North Region Manager, Senior Division Lead and Senior 1 Lead Coach for SwimMAC Carolina. Her career spans 30+ years. She’s what I call swim-wise. See her “8 Strategies For Game Day Swim Coaching Greatness” here…

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Amy Van Dyken Plans To Attend Olympic Trials This Summer

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken says she will attend U.S. Olympic Trials this summer, two years after a spine-shattering accident left her paralyzed from the waist down.

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Kromowidjojo, Heemskerk, Sefl Rock Day 3 Of Indian Ocean Champs

Ranomi Kromowidjojo finished off the 2015 Indian Ocean Championships with wins in the 50 fly and the 100 free. Dutch teammate Heemskerk took the 200 back, and Jan Sefl jumped into the world rankings by winning the 50 fly.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Rooney Ends 2015 With Speedy 100/200 Frees

On the cusp of the 2016 Olympic year, the United States Olympic roster appears to have doors open for a handful of young swimmers in events with questionable depth. Based on Maxime Rooney’s end-of-2015 meet last week, the 17-year-old is looking more and more capable of stepping through one such door in the freestyle relay events.

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You Finished Swim Practice and You Are Starving

Courtesy of Swimtern Bryana Cielo, a high school swimmer with an opinion shared 15,000+ times on Facebook.

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2015 Heart of a Champion Swammy Award: Emily Brunemann & Kally Fayhee

Check out all of our 2015 Swammy Awards here. Heart of a Champion Award: Emily Brunemann, Kally Fayhee, and Athletes…

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Dear Swimming, The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

“I held onto you because no matter how much you broke me down, you’ve made me so much stronger emotionally, intellectually, and academically. And I wouldn’t trade that strength for anything.”

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Is Cesar Cielo Changing Coaches Again?

The troubled Brazilian star has landed on four coaches since London

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