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Mental Health for Coaches: Are You Living a Sustainable Lifestyle?

One is moved to admire them and to hope that someday the world will understand them; this strange breed they call coach…

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4 Tips for Championships Success

You want all the work you’ve put in this season to pay off at exactly the right time, the championship meets. There’s no better feeling than realizing a dream you’ve worked so hard for. Many athletes think swimming fast at the big meet is a big mystery, but it doesn’t need to be.

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Video: Pac-12 Women’s Champions USC Trojans Celebrate Their Seniors

Watch the USC women’s team pay tribute to their seniors in this video.

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“Damn, Daniel” Meme Star, Daniel Lara, Turns Down Modeling Contract

You’re probably reading this headline and thinking, “Hm, I don’t know what any of this means,” or, “Hm, I do…

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A Swim Parent’s Reflections on the Seniors’ Farewell

“Welcome to the funeral of my swimming identity,” a senior said at the team’s banquet following the Pac-12 championships. It was a humorous, but very truthful statement from a young woman who swam in her last meet.

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At the End of a Swimming Career

For many senior college swimmers, this weekend marks the end of their swimming careers.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #2 Troy’s ‘Stache Gets Shaved

#10 https://twitter.com/PorkChop_UA/status/704028867137110016 Too cute. #9 6 new Olympic Trials qualifying swims today @ OSU! Kiefer, Churman (2BK), Dingess (100 FL),…

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An Ode to Swim Moms- It’s All Worth It

I need to admit something… Sometimes it’s hard being my girl’s mom. The eye rolling, her constant need to be right, her over-preparedness, her own ambition.

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The Commencement Speech a Swimmer Never Gets

As a college swimmer, I spent a lot of time thinking about the end—the end of the practice, the end of the race, the end of the season—but I rarely thought about what would happen after the end of the sport itself.

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16 Reasons you will love SwimSwam Magazine 2016 Swimsuit Issue

ONE: The last issue, our premiere issue, was 132 pages. The 2016 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue is 168 pages!

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The SwimSwamMag 2016 Swimsuit Issue Cover Athlete Is…

SwimSwam Magazine officially announces the next cover. 11-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will headline the 2016 Swimsuit Issue!

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After School Snacks For Swimmers

Most athletes are “starving” when they finish school. Think about what it’s like to finish school and be headed straight to swim practice for three hours…sound familiar?!

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Dear Swimming: Farewell From a Swammer

I never understood the saying, “you don’t know a good thing, til’ its gone,” until I met you. For the past 17 years of my life, you have captured too many hours to count, torn me apart and then built me back up, as well as given me the opportunity to become the person I am today.

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What Carbohydrates Should You Eat During Your Diet?

Dietary choices as a swimmer can give you an edge or sabotage all of the hours you spent training. So it’s important to pay attention to what you eat and when you eat. This is especially true with carbohydrates…

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Biggest Worry about Olympic Trials answered by Mutual of Omaha

If you’re a swimmer going to U.S. Olympic Trials, you are in for the most inspirational meet you will ever see. But the biggest concern of you (and your coach) is where you are going to train while enjoying this amazing event.

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