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Stories from the Road: The Quest

“After my experience at American Swim Coaches Association Conference and the resulting travel blog, commenters suggested I do a regular column….”

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When is My Club Swim Coach Going to Get Me Recruited?

“Helping swimmers and parents through the recruiting process is a full time job, and you can’t expect your club coach to do everything that is necessary to help you get recruited.”

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Back to the Sharks: A Q&A with Ethan Hall, Crow Canyon coach and husband to Natalie Coughlin

We caught up with Ethan, a former UNC and UCSB standout and the husband of U.S. Olympian Natalie Coughlin to get his thoughts on the new gig, coaching philosophy and marital bliss between competitive swimmers.

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David Berkoff and Daichi Suzuki’s Underwater Duel in ‘88

Today’s backstrokers owe a lot to Vassallo, Berkoff, Suzuki and the other backstrokers who paved the way for the manner with which how the stroke is now competed.

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The Beard Swim Cap has arrived, aka The Beard Cap

Finally…someone has designed a product swimmers around the world desperately need, the Beard Cap.

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No Summer Break For Auburn Swimmers

Sarah Reynolds, an Auburn swimming student-athlete from Prattville, Ala., is a senior journalism major. She is working this summer as a student assistant in the Auburn athletics communications office.

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How to Find a Good College Swim Team

It is pretty easy to find a strong swimming school by looking at the rankings, but what about all of the other schools that are not consistently ranked. How do you determine if a school has a good swim program and if it is headed in the right direction?

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Following the Feet: Part 3 – Time Trials

For this one morning, all the swimmers count: the slow ones who barely make it across the pool, the fast ones who are set to break records this season.

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An Age Group Coach’s Thoughts on Goal Setting

Thomas South is an Age Group Coach working for the Foothills Stingrays Swim Club near Calgary Alberta. He shared his thoughts with us on goal setting with age group swimmers.

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USOC relaxes contentious ‘Rule 40’ on athlete marketing during the Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has amended one of its most criticized rules, “Rule 40,” which restricts independent athlete marketing during the Olympics.

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Once A Swimmer, Always a Swimmer?

Lisa Wolf is a current USMS Swimmer for District Of Columbia Aquatics Club. She knows that once you’re a swimmer, you’ll always be a swimmer.

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Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga (Video Feature)

Rebecca used Yoga during her career as an elite athlete eventually replacing her weight lifting program entirely with yoga.

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Mission Viejo Nadadores raise over $4500 in Relay For Life event

The Mission Viejo Nadadores have raised over $4,500 for the American Cancer Society through various fundraisers related to the Relay…

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Training in the Mediterranean with SwimMAC Team Elite at Mare Nostrum

SwimSwam got the Marsh message via email. According to the Marsh-Man, it was Olympic star Ryan Lochte in the lead of the Team Elite pack crossing the cove.

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