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2013 Swammy Awards: Male Asian Swimmer Of The Year

Coming off of an amazing Olympic showing where he won the 400 and 1500 freestyle as well as tying for the silver in the 200 freestyle Sun Yang continued to show his dominance in the distance freestyle events.

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How To Improve Stroke Cycles to Predict Closing Speed

“One of the most intriguing topics in my research has been freestyle stroke pulling indices (tempo, stroke length, cycle count), and its ability to predict the closing speed of eilte swimmers.”

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Pacific Coast All-Star meet slated for Saturday, LSC rosters set

32 All-Stars from 4 different swimming regions will compete in the two-day meet.

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Above the surface – photo vault

Closing out the end of the calendar year is a good time to look back on some of the images…

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2013 Swammy Awards: Club Team of the Year

With stars, depth, NAG records and dominating relays, SwimMAC repeats as Swammy Award winners for Club Team of the Year.

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Hosszu 5-for-5 on final day of Indian Ocean Champs

Katinka Hosszu pushed her gold medal total to 15 for the 3-day meet, one of the most successful single-meet hauls in recent memory.

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Poliana Okimoto Wins 2013 Open Water Swimmer Of The Year Swammy Award

After an incredible season worldwide, Poliana Okimoto needed to step up to take this award, and she certainly did.

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Fitter and Faster celebrates touring over 100 cities in 2013

Fitter and Faster Olympians celebrate visiting over 100 cities in 2013. Featured Image: Fitter and Faster Olympians behind the scenes of the “Swim Like A Champion” video series production.

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Alyssa Gialamas to be honored as March of Dimes Inspirational Athlete

The Naperville product will be honored alongside other Chicago-area stars.

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2013 SwimSwam Industry Impact Award Swammy Winners: FINIS and Mallory Weggemann

Mallory Weggemann broke serious ground in the swimming apparel industry in 2013, part of a larger movement in the United States.

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Hosszu Moves to 10 Wins in 2 Days at Indian Ocean Championships

Katinka Hosszu had another 5-for-6 day at the 2013 Indiana Ocean Championships on the French island of Reunion.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 and Under

Don’t worry about the future of American swimming. The pipeline is full of fast kids of all ages. Some of them are the fastest we’ve ever had, as evidenced by the NAGs they are setting.

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2013 Swammy Awards: European Coach Of The Year

Jon Rudd of Plymouth Leander had a reach in European that spanned the continent, including at home in the UK.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Canadian Swimmer Of The Year

The Canadian team had a successful showing at two of the biggest competitions of the 2013 season. At the 2013…

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2015 FINA World Championships Going Indoor/Outdoor

The newly constructed Kazan Arena will sport both temporary pools and a temporary roof for the 2015 World Championships.

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