Ralph Flanagan

Youngest Swimmers to Qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

The youngest boy to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials was Santa Clara Swim Club 14-year-old Shareef Elaydi, who’s seeded 51st in the 200 fly (2:00.38).

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Why Swimming Downhill in Open Water Won’t Work

Very often on pool decks around the world you hear the phrase SWIM DOWNHILL. While I think this is to denote ease, quite the opposite is true.

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Swim High or Swim Low, Which is the Best Way to Go?

Stay low. Go fast. Kill first. Die Last. One shot, One kill. No luck, all skill. – U.S. Navy Seals…

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