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12 Signs You Should Be Open Water Swimming

Open Water swimming is similar to pool swimming because, well, you’re swimming…but that’s where the similarities end. If you can recognize yourself in any or all of the following, then maybe you should be open water swimming.

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SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe Releases Remix of Tritonal’s Anchor

Godsoe–also known under his SoundCloud handle “Eego”–has just released a new remix, this time to the song “Anchor” by Tritonal.

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Sun Tail Mermaid: A Better Monofin Swim Flipper

Sun Tail Mermaid is a durable and super comfy monofin swimfin for kids, teens, and adults.

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The Calm Before the Swimming Storm

For those of you who don’t get along with your coach, or just want to strengthen your relationship, here are 5 tips for a great coach-to-athlete relationship:

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5 Important Things in a Good Coach to Athlete Relationship

For those of you who don’t get along with your coach, or just want to strengthen your relationship, here are 5 tips for a great coach-to-athlete relationship:

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You’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal, now what?

BJ Bedford Miller: “When everything you’ve done is prologue to one minute, what do you do next? How long do you enjoy it, and where do you go from there?”

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5 Reasons To Swim DIII In College

If you are deciding between D1 and D3 swimming, read these 5 reasons why I believe Division 3 is the right fit for many swimmers.

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Girl Underwater: Exclusive SwimSwam Excerpt

The novel follows Avery, a competitive college swimmer, who boards a night flight from West coast to East, along with two team members and two hundred strangers. When the plane goes down over the Rockies, only Avery, three little boys, and Colin Shea, the only teammate who has ever challenged her to strike out on her own, survive.

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Congratulations! You finished college swimming, now what?

By the time college swimming is over, you’re in the last 3 months of your college career, expected to graduate and become a productive member of society. Here are “5 things” to help you in this process.

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TYR Sport Launches All New Spring / Summer Collection

TYR Active, the first of three lines featured Wednesday, includes everything from tights and tankinis to bikinis and swim shirts.

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Swim Fast and be Proud, Somerset Valley Legacy – YMCA Nationals Pump Up Video

HONGKSTER PRODUCTIONS’ Project S1V5Y_TAPER is a specialized week-long collection of the 2015 yNationals Team at the Somerset Valley YMCA – consisting of several branches within Somerset County, New Jersey. This is PART 1.5.

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High Tech Narwhal Swim Cap Engineered to Improve Performance

Is USA Swimming’s SwimToday campaign getting a jump on April Fools? You be the judge.

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5 Steps to Kick Start Your Spring Training

Spring is a fresh start for swimmers as they re-focus their training toward summer competition. Following taper, a championship meet, and a few days off from practice, however, that “re-focus” part can be difficult. Here are 5 steps to kick start your spring training…

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Project S1V5Y_TAPER Part 2: Somerset Valley YMCA Nationals Pump Up Video

HONGKSTER PRODUCTIONS’ Project S1V5Y_TAPER is a specialized week-long collection of the 2015 yNationals Team at the Somerset Valley YMCA – consisting of several branches within Somerset County, New Jersey. This is PART 2.

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Amid #HaileyStrong campaign, Hailey Lane moves off of life support, continues recovery

According to the Richmond Dispatch-Times, Air Force cadet and swimmer Hailey Lane has moved off of life support in her continued recovery from a sudden heart attack last week.

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