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Michael Phelps

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

La retraite à 35 ans pour Filippo Magnini, double champion du monde du 100 mètres

Filippo Magnini abandonne la natation. Alors qu’il venait de gagner le bronze du 200 mètres nage libre des championnats d’Italie en petit bassin, le champion du monde du 100 mètres nage libre de 2005, à Montréal, a simplement déclaré aux journalistes éberlués qui l’écoutaient, micros tendus, dans la tribune de presse, qu’il avait choisi de s’en aller sur une note heureuse.

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The Best Way to Teach Kids to Swim

Part of the job of a swim instructor is learning and identifying how children and students are processing information as they try to learn or hone a new skill. How can we facilitate that learning and give them the best swim instruction?

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Chad le Clos: Exclusive SwimSwam Interview

“It was my redemption after losing in Rio. I said I would make no excuses and I wanted to win the gold one year later”

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Beyond The Lane Lines: GOAT, Pellegrini, Sjostrom & The ‘Swim Reaper’

News on Michael Phelps, Federica Pellegrini, Sarah Sjostrom and more are found in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines.

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5 Reasons Why Swimming on a Small Club Team is Great

Swim teams come in all different shapes and sizes, and they are from many walks of life. Some are massive, having close to a thousand swimmers, and some are smaller. Here are 5 reasons why swimming on a small club team is great.

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WATCH: Award Presentations At The 2017 Golden Goggle Awards

Watch the award presentations from last weeks Golden Goggle Awards.

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Watch Michael Andrew’s 51.65 100 IM (SC) World Junior Record

Watch Michael Andrew’s 51.65 100 IM World Junior Record from Singapore.

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CHAD LE CLOS- La persona dietro il CAMPIONE

“Ci sono molti modi per pensare a come ho vinto quell’oro, e quando guardo quella gara, anche adesso … ho…

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Why Butterfly should NOT be considered a short-axis stroke

A short-axis stroke is defined as a stroke where there is desirable rotation of the body along the short axis through the middle of the hip, as opposed to the long axis, along the length of the body.

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Le Clos Kept Waiting As Schooling Decides Commonwealth Games Plans

Excitement is already building for what could be a high-octane 100m fly showdown between South African Chad Le Clos and Singaporean Joseph Schooling at next year’s Commonwealth Games.

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Club Wolverine is Leading the Way in Mental Health Training

Athletes Connected Program Coordinator Emily Klueh is taking her talents to Club Wolverine.

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2017 Golden Goggles Red Carpet Recap (Video)

Athletes brought their best on the 2017 Golden Goggles red carpet.

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Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky Wins Female Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky won her 5th Female Athlete of the Year Golden Goggles Award.

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Caeleb Dressel Wins Male Swimmer of the Year At Golden Goggles

Caeleb Dressel won Male Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Golden Goggle Awards.

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