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UF Freshman Adam Chaney Details Team Meetings That Prepped Him for SEC Breakout

Adam Chaney had a historic week in Columbia, throwing down 20.7/44.9 backstroke and 18.7/42.2 freestyle for the winning gators

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Olympic Champion Cullen Jones Announces Speedo Pool Together

Under the title and message SPEEDO POOL TOGETHER, Speedo USA and Cullen are helping to get swimmers and swim teams back in the water safely

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Max McHugh Gives Race Analysis & Strategy Breakdown Heading into Big Ten Champs

McHugh goes into what he’s been working on in and out of the pool this season and how he’s approaching his races headed into this week’s Big Ten Championships

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Freshman Jake Magahey Breaks Down Historic 4:06.7 500 Duel & 200 Free SEC Title

with Smith swimming the 400 IM, it opened the floodgates for the freshman Magahey to take the SEC title in the 200 free.

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Aiden Hayes Reveals He Did Not Meet His Goals at Historic OK HS State Meet

Although he was shooting for 18.9 50 free, 44.9 100 fly, and 42.9 100 free, Aiden relinquishes that goals aren’t meant to be met every time

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Torri Huske Breaks Down Capturing 2 National HS Records in Under 30 Minutes

We sat down with Torri Huske, who broke 2 national high school records in the 200 IM (1:53.73) and 100 fly (49.95) less than 30 minutes apart

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Kieran Smith Breaks Down Monumental 4:06.32 500 Free, 1:29.48 200 Free

Smith said the difference in splitting was by design, reflecting that he needed to be out faster if he wanted to get to that next level

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Lars Jorgensen Breaks Down Kentucky’s First SEC Championship Title in History

Head Coach Jorgensen was nice enough to sit down with us and break down what makes the UK team so gritty and full of heart, especially when it mattered most

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What Does It Feel Like to Tie for a Conference Title? With FGCU’s Dave Rollins

We sit down with FGCU’s Dave Rollins to get his take on this accomplishment as well as what he saw from his team to lead to this moment throughout the year. 

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Ryan Hoffer Explains Transition from Taper Swimmer to In-Season Stud

Hoffer admits that when he came to Cal, he wasn’t the best in-season swimmer, focusing much more on swimming well once he had a good rest under his belt

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“Once Upon a Comeback” Doc Film Details Dara Torres’ Eating Disorder

Torres pushed boundaries for gender and age, forging new paths for women. However, underneath the success was a mounting pressure to look a certain way

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Cesar Cielo Gives Personal Account on Defining Moments of his Career

Cielo also dives deep into his experience at the 2008 Olympics, admitting that mentally he was in quite a bad place heading into the 100 free

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Abbey Weitzeil Breaks Down Dream Come True After Signing with Speedo

In 2016 Weitzeil swept the 50 and 100 free at U.S. Trials. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Weitzeil notched the fastest split on the women’s 4×100 free relay

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Matt Kredich Discusses how to Effectively Communicate with Athletes

This includes being aware of his body language, letting athletes decide what success means to them, and straying away from anger as a coaching method. 

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“Finding Ultra” Author Rich Roll on Harnessing Vulnerability as a Superpower

Rich Roll, globally famous podcaster and former DI swimmer from Stanford, has a superpower—vulnerability—and when times get tough, he taps into its marrow.

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