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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Official 2021 SwimSwam Costume Contest

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Federica Pellegrini and Matteo Giunta Announce Engagement

Olympic gold medalist and World Record holder Federica Pellegrini announced her engagement to Italian National Team coach Matteo Giunta Saturday

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The Swimmers’ Shoulder

Swimmers, on average, can perform 30,000 rotations of each shoulder per WEEK in the pool, putting a significant amount of stress on the shoulders.

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Caeleb Dressel Adds Leg Sleeve Tattoo in 14-Hour Inking Session

Dressel, known for the full sleeve of tattoos on his left arm, has turned his entire left leg into a canvas with tattoos going from his hip to his ankle.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Pick Gretchen Walsh As Most Impressive Female Freshman

Walsh has had a scorching start to her first NCAA season at Virginia, setting lifetime bests and leading the nation across different events.

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The Hungry Swimmer: Trick or Treat Trail Mix

With Halloween being right around the corner as inspiration, here’s a sweet and salty trail mix that’s fit for October 31.

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Co-Founders of Nica Nadadores Discuss Growing Swimming to Nicaragua

We sat down with Timmy Hayes, Scot Robison, and Kyle Shoemaker, the 3 co-founders of Nica Nadadores in Nicaragua.

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Plant Based Performance: Pumpkin Recipes for National Pumpkin Day

October 26 is National Pumpkin Day in the US! Celebrate with these pumpkin-based snacks that are heavy on nutritional punch that swimmers need.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Adam Peaty Reveals His Breakfast of Champions

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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SwimSwam’s Official Ballot for the 2021 Golden Goggles Awards

With 5 Olympic gold medals won in Tokyo, Caeleb Dressel is a slam-dunk for the Male Athlete of the Year Golden Goggles Award.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Would Prefer USA vs Australia In Future Duel In The Pool

More than half of voters want to see the USA take on Australia, like they originally did from 2003-07, if the Duel In The Pool were to be brought back.

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Adam Peaty “Race” Analysis: Strictly Come Dancing Social Media

British Gold medalist Adam Peaty fared well with the judges during last week’s tango dance, but what did social media think?

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Jeanette Ottesen’s Book Admits To Ongoing Bullying Of Lotte Friis

Danish Olympian Jeanette Ottesen released her biography entitled ‘Fri’ today; however, some of the subject matter is not without controversy.

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To Delay, or Not, NCAA Recruiting? Imperfect Solutions to an Imperfect Problem

The USOPC says that the NCAA should delay swimming recruiting. Swimmers, coaches, and parents are split. How do we solve such a messy problem?

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Turning Point

Turning points can be the high points of a career, but also moments where things might’ve not gone your way and can serve as learning experiences.

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