SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 1 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships
We compile predictions for week 1 of conference swimming action: voter picks from our polls, Swimulator projections, and our official SwimSwam picks.
SwimSwam Pulse: 77% Pick NC State Men To Win ACC Title
It’s a blowout in our men’s ACC Champions poll: 77.3% of voters picked the NC State Wolfpack to win a sixth consecutive conference title.
Swim Mom Musings: Find Yourself a Team That Supports You
Find yourself a team that supports you! Nothing will ever matter more to your student athlete. Not times. Not records. Not even making the NCAAs.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Dutch Olympian Dion Dreesens Retires
Catch up on various stories found around the web in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines. Dion Dreesens and trio of Kiwi swimmers highlight the news.
What exactly is tapering? Swim Coaches Base Podcast
Listen as to why Matt Kredich, Head Coach of the Univ of Tennessee, doesn’t even allow his staff to use the word “taper.”
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SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Pick Michigan To Win Big Ten Women’s Title
71.9% of voters picked Michigan to win the women’s Big Ten swimming & diving title, a huge landslide of votes over defending champs Indiana.
Manuel Joins Dressel and Ledecky on Sports Illustrated’s Annual “Most Fit” List
This year, four aquatics athletes — three swimmers and a water polo player — made the list, with three of those four returning from last year’s list.
In Light of New Lawsuit, Phelps Talks USOPC’s Lack of Mental Health Resources
“How long should I stay silent? I can sit here and be silent for as long as you want, because that’s what I got,” said Phelps to the Washington Post.
Brett Hawke Releases Podcast with Swimnerd
Take an intimate look inside the minds of swimming’s highest achievers with the new Brett Hawke Podcast with Swimnerd…
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The Hungry Swimmer: Balanced Breakfast Ideas
If you’re in a breakfast rut and are in dire need of some recipe inspiration, I welcome you to check out some of my favorite ways to fuel up in the mornings!
SwimSwam Pulse: 66% Pick UVA To Win Women’s ACCs, 23% Pick NC State
Our latest poll: two-thirds of voters picked the Virginia Cavaliers to knock off NC State for this year’s ACC Women’s title.
7 Things Your Swim Coach Wants You to Know
Your swim coach will be teacher, counselor and friend to you over the course of your career in the pool. Here are 7 things they would like you to remember.
Le Regole D’Oro Per Una (Quasi) Perfetta Swim Mum
Non si nasce swim mum, si diventa dopo anni trascorsi sui gradini di una piscina a contatto con questo sport in prima persona. Ecco le regole d’oro
One with the Water: An Interview with Merle Liivand
We interviewed Merle to understand her background as well as all the wonderful things she continues to do for the sport of swimming.
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A Sacrifice Worth Making
“I have missed out so many things because of swimming but I have gained even more.”