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SSPC: Arno Kamminga on Never Swimming Warmup Before Races

Kamminga never gets into the pool before he races. The physical warm-up that he takes himself through is solely on land. 

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Caeleb Dressel Breaks Down The Speedo Fastskin LZR 50 Free Sub-20 Challenge

Caeleb Dressel is going super-suited in a SPEEDO FASTSKIN 2008 LZR to take on the SUB-20 CHALLENGE in the 50 short course meters free.

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SSPC: Olivia Bray Speaks on Eating Disorder Treatment, New Home in Texas

Prior to seeking help, Bray said she could count on one hand how many foods she could comfortably eat, too afraid to approach the rest. 

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SSPC: Why is the Speedo Fastskin Based on Shark Skin?

Speedo’s Head of Research and Development (R&D), Rob Blenkinsopp, gets granular about Speedo tech, celebrating 20 YEARS OF FASTSKIN.

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SSPC: Brandon Fischer Explains Why Our Biggest Battles are Within Ourselves

Fischer takes us through his swimming journey, describing how the pool was a sanctuary for him away from the bullying that came at school.

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SSPC: Trey Freeman on Mentally & Physically Rebounding After a Serious Injury

Freeman describes the difficulties, largely mental, that come with trying to get back to a place you had previously been after being derailed like this

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SSPC: Can the ISL be Profitable?

We break down how the ISL ran things in their first 2 seasons, including their inability to pay all of their debts right away.

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SSPC: George Bovell on Why a Holistic Approach to Swim is Vital to Success

Bovell indulged me with some stories of his swimming days, including the explanation of “the Hammer of Justice” and how it won him an Olympic bronze.

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SSPC: What Made Olympic Champ Tracy Caulkins So Dominant in So Many Events?

Olympic swimming icon Tracy Caulkins won 48 U.S. National titles and broke 63 American Records–setting American Records in all four strokes.

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SSPC: Clyde Lewis on Celebrating Your Personal Victories, Regardless of Place

Clyde Lewis went 1:44.90 in the semi-finals at the 2019 World Championships, but the way he celebrated it, you would have thought he won the whole thing

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SSPC: Jordan Wilimovsky on Why Distance Races are Way More Lowkey Than Sprints

He gets into what it’s like being at a national team camp with all kinds of athletes and what he learns from sprinters, then compares that to distance races

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SSPC: Liam Tancock on Knowing How You’ll Swim Based Off a Dive-And-Glide

Tancock takes us through his path of unorthodox training with former teammate turned coach James Gibson as well as his taper meet ritual: a dive-and-glide

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SSPC: Maggie Macneil on Converting Short Course Success to a LCM World Title

Macneil walks through managing nerves, observing her role models, and how she converted her short course success into the 50m pool.

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SSPC: Olivia Smoliga Breaks Down Training, Racing in the ISL Bubble

We sat down with 14-time World Champion and ISL Champion, Olivia Smoliga to get the inside scoop into the Cali Condor secret sauce

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SSPC: Robert Howard Discusses Where Swimming Goes After ISL Season 2

it is certainly fun to dream of how a truly professional swimming league could change the whole landscape of what a pro swimmer lifestyle looks like.

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