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Swimmer’s Chapel to Utilize LifeChurch’s Online Messages

Swimmer’s Chapel will utilize LifeChurch’s online messages to bring spiritually uplifting messages to the swimming community online starting now.

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3 Steps to Better Body Position in Swimming

Giving your body the best opportunity to maintain form during a race will help you finish stronger. Let’s discuss how to improve your body position.

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Georgia county may provide free swimming lessons to kindergarten students

Muscogee County in Georgia will vote on an agreement with the local parks and recreation department this month that would provide free swimming lessons to local kindergartners during school hours.

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Let Injuries Be A Test Of Our Character

Injuries come with our sport. That is a simple truth. Unfortunately, regardless of how well we take care of ourselves…

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The Swim-Avengers – Earth’s Mightiest Swimmers

First we saw 10 Olympians as some of the greatest Superheroes of all time, and if you thought that was all you were going to get, think again. Check out the Avengers of Planet Swim…

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USA Swimming Coach BJ Reynoso Competes on American Ninja Warrior

Reynoso (above, right) competed for a spot in the American Ninja Warrior finals. The episode was aired just over a week ago.

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Following the Feet: Part 7 – B Meets

Following the Feet is an 8-week summer series on SwimSwam. Written by Stina Oakes, the series follows the eight weeks of summer…

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How Much Food Do Swimmers Really Need To Eat?

With two to three workouts per day, Olympic swimmers can burn about 3,000 calories-10,000 per day working out. When you consider how many calories they burn off per day, their intake is understandable. What is more important than simply eating a lot, however, is what they eat.

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Former All-American Hannah Ross finding new home in professional cycling

After a lengthy and successful NCAA career and a short stint in USA Triathlon’s developmental program, Hannah Ross (third from right) eventually moved into competitive cycling, where she is now competing as a professional in Europe.

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10 Similarities Between Swimmers and Sharks #SharkWeek

Think you and JAWS have nothing in common? Think again!

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Don’t Blink: Memories of a Summer Swim Team Parent

In 1999, I would not have believed you if you had told me back then that the Bolger family would dedicate every June and July to the Mount Vernon Park Gators, and that we would have loved nearly every minute of it,

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26 Tips to Help Swim Coaches to Avoid Boring Routines

The current ease with which young people can choose to participate in other, more entertaining activities should encourage us to seek strategies capable of helping them to choose the sport of swimming. 26 strategies are listed here.

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It all started with summer league swimming

“It is now the summer I turn 18. I am currently head coach of my summer league team, and it is by far the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had.”

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8 Tips for Triathlon Parents

Monique McDonough is a 5-time Ironman finisher who juggles parenthood, training, and a full-time job as a consultant.

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2016 Rio Mascots to Star in Own Cartoon Network Series

Really want to start getting into the 2016 Rio spirit?  On August 5th, exactly one year before the 2016 Opening…

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