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Rough Seas // Tough Sailor – An Open Discussion On Mental Illness

I started Rough Seas // Tough Sailor – a website and community dedicated to the open discussion, support, and advocacy of mental health and mental illness in athletics.

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Anxiety, Depression & Swimming: How My Career Was Taken From Me

Eventually, I let the anxiety win. I met with my coach a month and a half before Olympic Trials, and decided to call it quits. The sport that I used to love so much was now my enemy.

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Regan Smith, Michael Andrew Tear Up Iowa City “SwimPink” Meet

At this weekend’s SwimPink fundraiser meet in Iowa City, Iowa, hosted by Lane Four Aquatics at the University of Iowa,…

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Iowa Men; Women Add Huge Recruiting Classes

Among the signees are a 1:01.8 long course breaststroker from Asia.

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Iowa Men Sign a Pair

The Hawkeye filled out a class that really needed it with two nice signings. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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