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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

Bob Bowman Announces Release Date Of His Book “The Golden Rules”

Want to set goals like the GOAT? Check out ASU Head Coach Bob Bowman’s book entitled, “The Golden Rules”, scheduled to be released May 17th.

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8 Matchups To Watch, All Links For 2016 Austin Pro Swim Series

Michael Phelps is set to take on a couple of long-time domestic rivals at the star-studded Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin beginning Friday morning.

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MP Michael Phelps and Aqua Sphere Announce 2016 Line of MP Brand Swim Gear

Michael Phelps will be racing in the new performance-driven products designed by Aqua Sphere, including the new XCEED goggle and X-O racing cap

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Phelps In 200 Free At Trials? Bowman Says “Probably Not”

Bob Bowman – “Phelps should do both the 100 and 200 butterflies and the 200 individual medley.”

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Cesar Cielo Leads Public Sentiment To Carry Rio Flag

Could we see Cesar Cielo carrying the Brazilian flag on August 5th in Rio?

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WR Holder Sarah Sjostrom To Compete At Austin PSS (Psych Sheets Here)

USA Swimming has released the psych sheets for next week’s Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, and they feature some huge international names – maybe most notable and surprising is Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.

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12 Reasons Why You Will Love SwimSwam Magazine

# 1 – SwimSwam Magazine is the opposite of every swimming magazine you have seen in the past.

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Olympic Year Action Opens with Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin

Franklin, Ledecky, Lochte and Phelps expected to compete next week

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New Olympic Rule Requires Relay Alternates To Compete

A change in FINA rules will now require all relay alternates at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to compete in either prelims or finals.

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Predicting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team By Age, Experience

Since 2000, the U.S. Olympic team averages 1 male member under 18 and 1 over 30. Michael Phelps was the former in 2000, and could be one of several men in the latter category in 2016.

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Bob Bowman Accepts Position On WSCA Board of Directors

Bob Bowman, the head men’s coach for the 2016 US Olympic team and Arizona State University, accepted a board of directors position with the World Swimming Coaches Association (WSCA) effective immediately.

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SwimSwam’s Top 50 Articles of 2015

Ryan Lochte dolphin-kicked his way to 3 of SwimSwam’s 12 most popular news articles in 2015.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 6 Months Out: Men’s Formchart

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will do battle for the last time on American soil at the Olympic Trials.

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15 top swimming photos from 2015 – above the surface

There was a lot of excitement in and around pools in 2015.  We’ve been scouring the archives at SwimSwam to…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Adam Peaty, Male Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty broke a major swimming barrier this year in April at the British Championships in London, where he shattered the 100m breaststroke world record by over half a second, becoming the first man ever under 58 seconds in 57.92.

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