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30th Anniversary Of Top Gun Is Our Excuse To Give Swimmers Nicknames

If Michael Phelps were a fighter pilot in the movie ‘Top Gun’, what would he use as his call sign?

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The Freestyle Flip Turn: What you need to know

Over the next several weeks, I will break down the flip turn into four components: the approach, the flip, the underwater and the breakout. Each of these components is important and I commonly see mistakes made in all four of them, often by the same swimmer.

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A Letter To My Coach as a Graduating Senior

I don’t think I’ve said enough. Not that I didn’t complain, because I’ve done plenty of that. Rather that I’ve never told you how much it all means to me. How much you mean to me.

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4 Types of Vitamin B12 You Need to Know About

Vitamin B12 is important for a host of reasons: it helps with cellular function, it provides your body with energy, and protects nerve and brain cells from free radical damage.

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Why Vitamin B12 Helps Your Body After a Swim Meet

After a swim meet, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is the composition and dynamics of certain vitamins and what they’re doing for your health.

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One Last Time: Making the Most of Senior Year

But this is it. The final chapter of my swimming career. I’ve read countless articles about freshman, sophomore, and senior years of college ending, but never junior year, so here are a few things that I want all swimmers who are entering their final season to remember:

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Mental Health Awareness Month: 5 Ways to Put Your Wellbeing First

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  We all fall on a continuum of wellbeing and can benefit…

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Maccabi USA Seeking Jewish Swimmers For 20th World Maccabiah Games

PHILADELPHIA, PA – MAY 2016 – Maccabi USA is seeking Jewish swimmers for the junior (girls 13 to 16 and…

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6 Reasons to Love the Michael Phelps Gold Cover Olympic Preview Issue

The one magazine you need for swimming news, in-depth data and insider information.

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Flickinger, Stewart Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

Georgia swimmers Hali Flickinger and Ty Stewart have been chosen as 2016 recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, according to an announcement Monday by the NCAA.

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How to Survive a High School Dual Meet

A high school swim meet is not like any other meets you—club swimmer—have probably been to before. It is not like the three day long Junior Olympics championship spanning from 6:45 A.M. till 7:14 P.M. each day

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France Mourns Passing of Former National Champion, Eric Gastaldello

Former French national champion Éric Gastaldello passed away on Saturday night at the age of 51.

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6 Questions to Ask Yourself After the Big Meet

The big meet has come and gone. Here are 6 questions to ask yourself after the weekend to get the most from your efforts so far and to move on to bigger and better things.

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2016 European Championships Photo Vault – Day One

Many thanks to Peter Sukenik – petersukenik.com – for these great swim photos!

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4 Swim Parents Tips to Beware the Green-Eyed Monster

There’s a monster on the pool deck—the “Green-Eyed Monster” of jealousy—most often seen between parents.

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