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Swim Skill Tips: Start Now for Race Performance This Season

When asked about how to improve open water swim performance in a race, my first question is: are you optimizing your pool time now?

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What I Remember Most About Swimming in the 70s and 80s

Starlit Aquatic Club in Fairfax, VA was my swim club through the 70s and 80s. I progressed through the ranks from a skinny, mediocre eight-year-old to an internationally ranked collegiate swimmer with this club.

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Five Reasons to Join a Summer Swim Team

March marked the official kick-off of another summer swim team season and the opening of neighborhood pools across the country! 

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Before They Were Winners, They Were Beginners

Sometimes it is easy to forget that every amazing athlete, no matter their current prestige, started as a beginner and understanding how preliminary steps, lessons, and small-time races can build to the world record shattering results is its own challenge for would-be superstars. 

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IRONMAN And SwimLabs Swim School Partner To Provide State Of The Art Training For Triathletes and Coaches

This partnership between IRONMAN and SwimLabs allows IRONMAN Certified Coaches and their clients to benefit from SwimLabs’ one-of-a-kind stroke analysis, video comparison library of former world and Olympic champions, and warm-water, constant-current pool technology.

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How To Help Your Child Build Confidence In The Water

Swimming provides so many great benefits, but what do you do when your little ones are scared to take the plunge?

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SwimLabs Story: Fitting Goggles

Working in a store specifically for competitive swimming in Southern California can be an eye opener, even for someone like me who has spent the last 2 decades poolside. It’s like a whole different world of educating parents about swimming. One of the main things (besides learning how a suit should fit) is fitting goggles. Swimming without goggles can seem like a “Truth or Dare” challenge but not having the right pair can be even harder.

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Photographer Erin Reas Visits SafeSplash Swim School In Austin, TX

When a friend needs help, you do your best to help him or her. Before she moves back to Europe next month, my friend Louise worked for a SafeSplash Swim School in Texas.

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How To Talk To Kids About Pool Safety

Taking a few minutes to speak to your child about pool safety on a consistent basis can protect him or her from injury and any unnecessary accidents around swimming pools.

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Maximizing Swim Lesson Potential

Practice makes perfect! Like any skill, swimming skills are improved when they are practiced often. There are many skills that young swimmers are able to work on at home, even without the use of a pool. For example, some skills that children can do in the bathtub include:

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How Swimming Lessons Made Family Vacations That Much Better

Every year we still go to Florida and my kids are little fish in my grandparent’s pool swimming from sun up till sun down! It’s great that they know how to swim and enjoy it so much!

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College Searches – Keeping Your Sanity

This mom knows all too well the stresses of helping a son and daughter with their college decision.

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Wearing Floaties Teaches Doggie Paddling

Doggie paddling is only a swim stroke for dogs! Remember, for your child to properly swim the body position must be horizontal. Encourage your child to kick behind his/her body at the surface and kick from the hip and not the knees.

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Straight From The Source: Why Moms Love SwimLabs

Lance started taking lessons at SwimLabs Littleton in the summer of 2017. The amount of difference in his stroke equates to years of private lessons. The coaches are fantastic! They are so knowledgeable and take the time to really connect with each student no matter the skill level.

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Five Reasons For Kids To Swim All Year

Take 5! Five Reasons for Kids to Swim All Year. Swimming instruction provides great benefit at any time of year!

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