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Why Does Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy Get Nervous Before Competing?

Will Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy win his first individual LCM World Championship title in Budapest? I think so, but what do you think?

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Mike Murray and the Death of #WorkWorks Nation? (PODCAST)

We sat down with Mike Murray, head coach of Victor Swim Club, to talk about the infamous phrase many swim coaches love: work works

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Duke Kahanamoku Featured on American Masters Documentary Series

Five time Olympian and world-renowned surfer Duke Kahanamoku is featured on the latest episode of “American Masters”, a PBS documentary series.

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What was the One Time Ryan Lochte Was Nervous Before a Race?

Since Childhood, 12x Olympic medalist and SPIRE Ambassador Ryan Lochte was never nervous before his races… except for one

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Ryan Lochte Describes the Moment He Achieved His Lifelong Goal

Watch Ryan Lochte earn his first individual Olympic gold medal in the 200 back, topping Aaron Peirsol and breaking the world record in the process.

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Practice + Pancakes: New York City’s Asphalt Green Gets in Saturday AM IM Work

In order to accommodate every swimmer on their team, the top group at Asphalt Green trains Saturday-Thursday, with Fridays off.

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SPIRE’s Coach Schultz & Why The Only Swimming Sports Academy In The US Matters

In this SwimSwam Podcast, SPIRE Coach Thad Schultz breaks down why a sports academy might be the right choice for your swimming career.

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Ryan Lochte Describes the Mentality That Made Him a Great Swimmer

Ryan Lochte’s Career was riddled with 2nd place finishes in the era of Michael Phelps. But he kept moving forward, racking up medals of all colors

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Ryan Lochte Shares The Story Behind “The Lochte Rule”

Ryan Lochte and his coach, David Marsh, thought so far outside of the box that FINA made a rule about it and named it after the world champion himself

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Chase Kreitler on His Vision for Pitt, Learning From Eddie Reese & Dave Durden

Chase Kreitler has had an amazing 2022 – His Cal team won NCAAs, he and his wife welcomed their first child, and he was named the new Head Coach at Pitt

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Ryan Lochte Only Swam 6x Per Week in High School

In high school, Lochte would only train 6 sessions a week, rarely getting over 6,000 yards and always having “Friday Fundays”.

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Head Coach Megan Oesting Explains The Power of Swim Data Powered By Tritonwear

Are you curious about swim data and how you can use it to power your swimming? Watch this podcast with swimming coach Megan Oesting.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: New Pro Groups, Stroke 50s at Worlds, & Ring Chasing

We discuss Maxime Rooney’s retirement, Maxine Parker’s transfer to Virginia from Georgia, and USA’s chances at medaling in the stroke 50s at world champs.

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How Ryan Lochte Beat Michael Phelps at the 2011 World Championships

11 years later, Hear 12x Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte describe the race strategy that won him the 200 Free World Title in 2011.

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Practice + Pancakes: 12x Olympic Medalist & SPIRE Ambassador Ryan Lochte

SPIRE Academy Swim Camp featured SPIRE Ambassador Ryan Lochte and SPIRE Head Coach Thad Schultz providing instructions across all four strokes.

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