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Eickelberg Announced as Assistant Swimming At Franklin & Marshall

Franklin & Marshall’s head swimming coach Ben Delia announced the hiring of Tom Eickelberg as the program’s next assistant coach and aquatics director.

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Racing for Brain Trauma Awareness: The 3rd Annual Ocean Games

When a motorcycle accident in 2007 left founder and race director Corey Davis with a traumatic brain injury, rendering him unable to walk, the Johns Hopkins Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program became his hope.

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Swim Job: Saint Leo University seeks Graduate Assistant Swim Coach

Saint Leo University is a Division II school, and a member of the Sunshine State Conference, located in Southwest Florida, approx. 30 miles north of Tampa, FL.

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Schooling “Winged” Two Singaporean National Freestyle Records

With the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games now underway, spectators have already glimpsed the greatness of Singapore’s rising star in 19-year…

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Manaudou Drops a 21.68 in 50 Free; Bousquet and Gilot Make Waves in Melun

Florent Manaudou swam the 3rd-fastest 50 free so far this year at the 5th Annual Meeting of Melun, a regional meet just outside of Paris.

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Margo Geer Continues Sprint Freestyle Domination At Southwest Classic

Fast swimming continued during the third day of competition at the 2015 Southwest Classic in Arizona, as Margo Geer took home another win, this time in the 50m freestyle.

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Mare Nostrum Day Two Finals – Meilutyte and Peaty Break Meet Records in Canet

Ruta Meilutyte and Adam Peaty both took down the meet records in the 50 breaststroke at the Mare Nostrum event in Canet…

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RACE VIDEOS: Schooling & Nguyen dominate first two days of Southeast Asia Games

Two days into the 2015 Southeast Asia Games, the unquestioned stars have been Vietnam’s Vien Nguyen and Singapore’s Joseph Schooling.

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Video Interview: TSM head coach Dave Kelsheimer on training in a redshirt year

Team Santa Monica head coach Dave Kelsheimer talks about what’s planned for the redshirt year of Jordan Wilimovsky and Brendan Casey, who are coming back to train with him in preparation for 2016 Olympic Trials.

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Video Interview: Wilimovsky and Casey discuss redshirt year plans

Brendan Casey (left) and Jordan Wilimovsky (right) of Team Santa Monica talk about their decision to redshirt next season while preparing for 2016 Olympic Trials.

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TSM’s Wilimovsky and Casey Take Olympic Redshirt Year

TSM distance stars Brendan Casey (left) and Jordan Wilimovsky (right) have elected to take a redshirt year to prepare for 2016 Olympic Trials with their club coach, Dave Kelsheimer.

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Schooling Breaks Three SEA Games, Singapore Records on Day 2 of Competition

Singapore’s Joseph Schooling, even without swimming a stroke of his primary butterfly, already has two gold medals and three National Records at the 2015 SEA Games. File Photo: 2015 NCAA Championships

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Malaysia’s Cai Lin Pulled Out of 800 Freestyle on Battle with Tonsilitis at SEA Games

Malaysian distance swimmer Cai Lin was ominously absent from the 800 freestyle final on Saturday at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and…

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7 Ways to Cope With Retirement From Competitive Swimming

How to transition to the afterlife of your competitive swimming career. #6 Don’t compare your old swimmer self to your new swammer self.

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How to Maintain a Strong Core

Swimmers use their core in every part of a race—from the propulsive undulation of dolphin kicking to the quick change of direction on a turn. Maintaining a strong core is an important part of the athlete’s strength training.

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