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See 1604 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2294 Swim Jobs.

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The Squeezline – Every Streamline … Ever Time

The first thing we teach swimmers is the streamline, and yet every day on every pool deck in the world a coach is yelling… “Fix your streamline!”

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SwimmersBest Drill of the Month: Spin Backstroke, with a Twist

June’s drill comes to us from Jan Charles Mittemeyer, head coach and owner of TNT Swimming in Daphne, Alabama.

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Practice + Pancakes: Texas Men Taper Practice for WUGs

The main WUG group included John Shebat, Austin Katz, Dean Farris, Tate Jackson, Jeff Newkirk, and Townley Haas (World Champs)

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Hall Jr., Klim Set to Lead Fitterand Faster Butterfly, Freestyle Academy

The Butterfly and Freestyle Legendary Rivals Academy, set for July 8-12, will be led by Olympians Brett Hawke, Gary Hall Jr., and Michael Klim.

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Swimming Waterproof Headphones: A New Way To Deliver Audio

FX-Sport has launched an innovative set of headphones with an integrated premium mp3 player, preloaded customizable workouts, Tempo Trainer and Lap Pacemaker.

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Mindfulness for Athletes: How Mindfulness Can Lead to a Peak Performance

Mindfulness can have a powerful impact on your performance in many ways including strengthening focus, reducing anxiety and enhancing recovery…

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, Cal

Coach Dave Durden’s Cal-based swimmers put up some great swims this month, mostly at the long course dual meet between Cal and Stanford.

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See 1597 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2287 Swim Jobs.

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How to Determine Your Ideal Stroke Rate

The velocity of a swimmer in any stroke is determine by the swimmer’s stroke rate (SR) multiplied by the swimmer’s distance per stroke (SR x DPS).

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Swimmers: A Letter from Your Strength Coach

Weight lifting can be a bit overwhelming for the swimmer new to the weight room. Here are tips from some of the top S&C coaches in the NCAA.

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FINIS Set of the Week: It’s All in the 3’s

This set is ideal for the swimmer that’s looking to build a solid pace. A great way to rev the engine during early season training or training trips.

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“Why is my swimmer not being moved up a group?”

Here is a breakdown for swim parents who are curious about when their little swimmer will be getting moved on up to the next group.

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Coming Soon in Commit: Formatting

Coming soon in Commit… You will be able to format your workouts inside of Commit using bold, italics, underline, different font sizes, and colors!

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Gregg Troy on Dressel’s Training: “We just modified a few things” (Video)

Dressel’s primary coach, Gregg Troy, spoke with SwimSwam about what Dressel’s training has looked like this year and why it’s working

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