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Beyond the Pancakes: Jonty Skinner On “Hydro” Freestyle Technique

Skinner calls the ideal freestyle technique “hydro freestyle”, and it is based on the idea of vaulting yourself over the water rather than pulling yourself through it

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Can Your Staff Plan, Collaborate, Store & Instantly Analyze Workouts?

Attention coaches: can you staff plan, collaborate, store, and instantly analyze your workouts?

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1316 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? We have over 2006 Swim Jobs listed.

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Win a Big Green Pace Clock

We’ve got another shipment of clocks on the way from the factory — so you know what that means – some lucky nerd is going to win a swimnerd pace clock!

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Practice + Pancakes: Bama Mid Group Get’s Race Reps with Pace 50’s

At the last practice of our 2019 Southeastern Pancake Tour, we followed 2 groups in Tuscaloosa. Namely, Mid group was getting in some quality pace 50’s

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8 Swimming Milestones You Will Never Forget

Here are 8 common milestones that every competitive swimmer will pass during their journey within the sport.

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SwimOutlet.com Launches 2019 Tech Suit Review Featuring 2020 Olympic Suits

SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, unveiled it’s seventh annual 2019 Tech Suit Review this week as it continues to be the most widely read swim tech suit review in the industry.

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1314 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? We have over 2004 Swim Jobs listed.

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17 Things Every Swimmer Does (But Would Never Admit)

We’re a funny bunch. We dunk our heads into water for hours at a time and have staring matches with a black tiled line (usually losing). We don’t shave our bodies for months at a time, and spend thousands of hours training in order to drop tenths or hundredths of a second.

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Beyond The Pancakes: Gary Taylor of Auburn on being a First-time Head Coach

If you saw SwimSwam’s Practice + Pancakes with Auburn University, you got a taste of head coach Gary Taylor’s coaching style.

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3 Ways Coaches Ruin Taper

Tapering and championship meet season is just as stressful for coaches as it is for swimmers! But if coaches aren’t aware of their own emotional state they can quickly become a very negative variable in a swimmer’s quest for their best performance at the championship meet.

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The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard a Swim Parent Give Their Kid

Having spent most of my life on deck and in the pool I recently heard the best advice a swim parent give their little swimmer.

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Brighten Up Your Valentine’s Day with Funky Trunks, Funkita Collection

Australian swimwear company Funky Trunks and Funkita are back and brighter than ever with their new collection On The Surface. With the special Valentine’s Day launch, it’s the perfect time to buy some new swimwear for your special someone, especially if that special someone is you.

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Will You Be My Valentine? I Promise Just One Thing.

On this Valentines Day, we promise you just one thing: A Collaborative Workout Writing Experience that Dazzles You.

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Are You Anchoring to Improve Your Swimming Performances?

Anchoring is sports psychology that the swimmer does or says or thinks either standing behind or on the starting block, just seconds before the start of an important race.

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