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SwimSwam Film Fest: Swim

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this animated short, this swimming video produced by Sil van der Woerd, simply titled Swim.

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Brooke Bennett on Comeback Trail for 2016 Olympics: Gold Medal Minute Video

Bennett was the most dominant distance swimmer from 1996-2000. She claimed gold at 16 in the 800 freestyle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, she won gold in the 400 and 800 meter freestyle.

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Add Pace Pal to your Workouts, Stayed Focused in Training

If you’re in intense practices or just swimming to stay fit, this portable, underwater pace clock is ideal.

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Swim Like A Champion, Not your Typical Instructional Video Series

Since Saturday, December 7th, a lot of elite swimmers have been tweeting and posting cryptic messages to Facebook, teasing that something is coming soon. That something is out, the Swim A Like Champion Video Series courtesy of the Fitter and Faster Tour presented by SwimOutlet.com.

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Rowdy Gaines relives the 1980 Olympic Boycott and his Favorite Moment Behind the Mic: Gold Medal Minute Video

3-time Olympic gold medalist, Rowdy Gaines, shares his experience during the 1980 Olympic Boycott. Gaines was in his prime in 1980, a star swimmer set to win multiple Olympic medals.

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Olympian Ricky Berens Retires: Gold Medal Minute Video

Ricky Berens, 3-time Olympic medalist, has officially retired. Berens has experienced it all as a swimmer. In his early years,…

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Keri-Anne Payne Life in Open Water – Gold Medal Minute Video

Two-time World Champion and Olympic medalist, Keri-Anne Payne, shares how to live life in open water swimming.

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Mellouli Explains Climb to Olympic Pool and Open Water Podium: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Tunisian Olympic star, Oussama Mellouli, is a history-maker, the first African Male to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming at the 2008 Games. In 2012, Ous became the first person to win Olympic hardware in the pool and in open water at the same Olympic Games.

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Papa Swims Butterfly

An animated short swimming film created by Mary Oldlife.

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Sci Fi Swimming with Pterois

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this animated short, this swimming video simply titled Pterois, created by Neekoe.   I…

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Bodysurfing Ho’okipa

From Mike Donohoe, the filmmaker: “If you’ve been to Maui you may know Ho’okipa surf break. There aren’t too many regular body surfers there… It’s one of my favorite places to swim. Since retiring from swimming in 2007, I have struggled to get back into competitive swimming. Body surfing has replaced racing as my favorite in water activity.

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Six Olympians Headline Fantasy Camp with 15 Olympic Medals Represented

Olympic icon and masters swimming world record holder, Rowdy Gaines, joins Olympic Champions Ricky Berens, Janet Evans, Garrett Weber-Gale, Gold Medal Mel Stewart and Olympic Coach David Marsh to host the most exclusive Fantasy Swim Camp in history.

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Berens, Evans, Marsh, Gaines & Weber-Gale Headline USA Swimming Foundation Fantasy Camp

The USA Swimming Foundation Fantasy Camp is a star-studded weekend of swim fan fun. It’s open to swimmers of all abilities who want to rub shoulders with Olympic Champions like Ricky Berens, Janet Evans, Rowdy Gaines, Garrett Weber-Gale, and coach David Marsh. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Out of Nowhere – SwimSwam Film Fest

Every morning, an old lifeguard arrives for another day of work, when in fact the swimming pool he guards has been empty for years. One day an unexpected guest appears out of nowhere, filling him with doubts about his everyday reality. (Image courtesy of Maayan Tzuriel)

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