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Michael Phelps Google Trends Data: Who Loves Him The Most?

Google Trends helps reveal where MP’s biggest fans reside within the U.S. and worldwide.

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Shouts From The Stands: Synchronized Swimming: Is It Really A Sport?

Is synchronized swimming really a sport? Despite the doubt of many people, synchronized swimming is one of the most underrated but most difficult sports, and it certainly deserves to be in the Olympic games.

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10 Tips To Make The Most Of Your Swimmer Snow Day

Snowed in? You’re not off the hook when it comes to taking your swim game to the next level.

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Do You Even 50, Bro?

Do you ever wonder if you’re cut out for the 50 free? Check out this video to watch Trent Williams break it down for us.

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Baby #2 on the Way for Olympic Champ Dana Vollmer

The 2012 Olympic gold medalist and her husband, Andy Grant, are expecting their 2nd child in July 2017.

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Omaha’s Convention Authority Attributes Big Profits To ’16 Swim Trials

2016 U.S. Swimming Trials helped contribute to record profits within Omaha’s Convention Authority.

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8 Things to Remind Yourself When You Hit Your Midseason Slump

We all get to that point in the season- it’s been going on for months already, the holidays have come and gone, and staring at a black line is starting to get old. The initial excitement for the season has worn off and you feel like you just need a break already. Here’s 8 things to tell yourself when you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts during practice:

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David Plummer Retires With Heartfelt Letter To Family, Competitors

It was as good a redemption story as you’ll find: David Plummer made the U.S. Olympic team for Rio four years after finishing a heart-breaking third at 2012 Trials. Now, with Olympic gold and bronze to his name, Plummer is officially retiring from the sport.

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Can We Build A Better College Meet Schedule?

As a collegiate distance swimmer, I had plenty of things to gripe about to my mid-distance counterparts: more monotonous workouts, a shorter taper timeline, and a distinct lack of yoga during morning practices.

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How Much Does Taper Matter?

Taper: one of the few words in the English language that trumps an all-you-can-eat buffet to set a swimmer’s heart aflutter. Swimmers have their own taper superstitions and rituals.

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How Much Faster Do Swimmers Get In College?

One of the most fundamental aspects of a swimmer’s season is improvement – only one swimmer can win Olympic gold in each event, but every swimmer has the opportunity to measure success or not against their own best times.

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Former Texas Swimmer, 1980 Olympic Hopeful Gives TED Talk

Lidia Yuknavitch, an elite swimmer turned writer, discusses the importance and beauty of reinventing oneself after failure.

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Ledecky’s Rio Goals 3 Years Out: 3:56, 8:05 and Win 200 Free (VIDEO)

USA Swimming continues to profile some of the stars of the 2016 Olympics, this week posting a video highlighting Katie Ledecky. Of note: Ledecky recounts her Rio goals from three years earlier – and no surprise, she nailed all three.

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3 Things Swim Parents Can and Cannot Control

We’re our children’s major role models, and they learn from us how to act when things don’t go well.

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LeBron James Gives Post-Dunk Nod To Michael Phelps

LeBron James of Phelps, “Just recognizing greatness, that’s all that’s about.”

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