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Top 6 Exercises For Strength And Muscle

One of the most important things every swimmer should do when they workout is build strength and muscle.

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Should I Be Going to Practice If I Am Sick?

It’s fall! You know what that means– large volume training and cold and flu season. Here is what you need to know about training while under the weather.

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Joe Jamail, Namesake of Texas Aquatic Center, Passes Away

Famous trial lawyer Joe Jamail, who was also one of the major benefactors of the University of Texas Aquatic Center, has passed away at age 90.

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ESPNU Christmas Carol’s “Seven Swans A-Swimming” are USC Trojans

ESPNU’s “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song features a septet of USC Trojans as the aseven swans a-swimming.

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Hey, It Really Is Mind Over Matter (Or How I Became a Sub-3:00 Minute 200 Freestyle Kicker)

You know those moments in your training where you do something you have never done before? You reach a new height or speed that you never thought was possible? Here is how to harness that powerful feeling so that you can consistently improve in the pool.

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7 Ways To Strengthen The Shoulders

Swimming is among the most popular low-impact fitness activities, with more than a million competitive and recreational swimmers just with in the United States and the shoulder is the joint that is most commonly affected by swimming.

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Black&White Swim Talk: Elizabeth Beisel Has the Best Gregg Troy Impression

In episode 3 of Black&White Swim Talk, Elizabeth Beisel (2011 World Champion-400IM, Olympic Silver&Bronze Medalist, 18 time NCAA All-American, 20 time All-SEC) joins the show to show off the best head of hair in the swimming universe. Elizabeth discusses which ice cream flavor makes it all OK, how she’s preparing for a shot at her 3rd Olympic team, and gives her best Gregg Troy impression.

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Hosszu Criticizes Hungarian Swimming Federation In Press Conference

World champ and world record holder Katinka Hosszu called a press conference Tuesday to criticize the swimming federation in her home country of Hungary for failing to provide enough resources to its swimmers.

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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Adopting an attitude of gratitude is a great way to navigate some of life’s more trying moments, putting into perspective the problems you are facing and allow you to embrace them and work through them with a calm that only gratitude can bring.

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SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”

T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.

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Blue Valley High Schooler Almost Drowns At Practice

Blue Valley High School freshman nearly drowned at swim practice a few days ago.

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Brazilian Artist’s Famous Work Will Adorn Olympic Aquatics Venue

Adriana Varejão, one of Brazil’s leading contemporary artists, will see one of her iconic pieces of art reproduced on a larger scale for all to see at the Olympic Games.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #2 The Zane Grothe Warmup Special

Zane Grothe burst onto the national scene this summer after winning the 400m free at U.S. Nationals. But what is his key to fast racing? It’s all in the warmup.

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How to Get Into the Flow State With Your Swimming

Those moments where we enter a state of flow with our swimming is hard to describe. The ease and power seems almost mystical. Here is how to more readily enter that magical state of flow in the pool.

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The Swimmer’s Guide to Developing Unstoppable Momentum

Finding yourself getting stuck with your training? Want to build momentum like a locomotive so that you enter each practice ready to knock the main set right off the whiteboard? Start here.

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