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8 Goal Setting Tips for Swimmers

Ready to finally get serious with your goals in the pool? Here are eight proven goal setting tips for competitive swimmers.

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How to Start Lap Swimming for Exercise

Ready to get started with lap swimming? Here’s everything you need to know, including gear, terminology, training tips, and expert advice for success.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Point Break

“If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price.”

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How Cold is an Olympic Swim Pool?

When it comes to Olympic swimming pools, temperature is tightly regulated. Here’s a look at how cool the pool is during Olympic swim events.

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5 Benefits of Listening to Music for Swimmers

From faster swimming, increased motivation, and speedier recovery, here are the reasons swimmers should use music for improved swim performance.

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Gretchen Walsh on Tapering for NCAAs: “We don’t take the easy way out”

Walsh explained that consistently tapering the same way for 3 years between ACC and NCAA Championships has worked for her

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How to Set Goals Like Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian

Ready to take your goals in the pool to the next level? Here’s how Olympic champion Nathan Adrian sets goals and what you can learn from him.

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6 Tips for Days When You Really, Really Don’t Feel Like Going to Swim Practice

Going to practice feeling like a struggle? Here are some proven strategies and tips to conquer today’s swim practice, even though you might not be feeling it.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Blade Trinity

An even rougher start than Ryan Reynolds’ superhero movie career.

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UC Santa Cruz Works Speed in the Water, Hypoxic Out of the Water | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

We went to a practice with UC Santa Cruz. On this rainy Wednesday afternoon, head coach Crawford wanted his team to get comfortable with being uncomfortable

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Smoliga on ASU “The more we celebrate each other, the stronger we’re becoming as a unit”

Olivia Smoliga had a solid showing in Westmont, clocking 24.6 in the 50 free (3rd), 54.9 in the 100 free (6th), and 2:01.6 in the 200 free (12th)

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Leah Shackley Drives One Hour Each Way to Train By Herself at a SCY YMCA 6 Days a Week

At the Westmont Pro Swim, high school senior Leah Shackley placed 2nd in the 100 back and 3rd in the 200 back, 100 fly, and 200 fly.

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Hugo Gonzalez Reflects on First World Title, First 200 Back PB Since 2017

At the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Hugo Gonzalez won his first world title, winning the 200 backstroke in 1:55.30, a huge PB for the Spanish native

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Torri Huske on Olympic Redshirt Season: “I feel like I’m… living life on easy mode”

After arguably the best in-season meet of her career where she swam numerous personal bests, Huske is feeling much less stressed outside the pool.

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