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SSPC: Siobhan Haughey on Establishing a Pre-Race Routine that Works for You

Haughey explains what has been clicking for her in training and racing this past year as well as how establishing daily routines in ISL was key for her

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #203 – Leg Day

Today’s workout will be focused on the lower body. It will feature exercises meant to engage all lower body muscles.

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Natalie Coughlin and the Power of Being Focused in the Water

Here’s how Natalie Coughlin harnessed the power of intense focus in practice to deliver epic and gold-medal winning performances on race day.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #345

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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See 2539 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2939 Swim Jobs.

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Trust the Process

If it’s success you want with your swimming, stop obsessing over the outcome and results and start focusing on the process.

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SSPC: Rutgers Coach Maccoll Explains Redshirting Significant portion of Team

Because things are ever-changing in the COVID-19 pandemic, every athlete’s situation is different and the decision to redshirt this season is fluid

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5 Mental Toughness Lessons from Olympic Champ Kieren Perkins

Kieren Perkins was the dominant distance swimmer of the 1990s. Here’s the legend’s advice on how swimmers can get mentally tough.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #344

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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Smack Swim Strap: Glory to the USA

Smack Strap is proudly made in the USA by Smack Swim LLC and has a US government utility patent no.9,101,795 on its design.

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SSPC: Leah Smith Details Solo Training with Matt Grevers, ISL, and Coffee Hobby

Leah was planning on attending the meet in Irvine, but as that one was canceled she opted to stay home and train instead of risking travel

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Cal Training Helping Isabelle Stadden “Regain my touch with the water” (Video)

Stadden, currently in her freshman year at Cal, dipped under her swim from Knoxville last January by .01, a positive sign as we reset the Olympic year.

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How Focusing on Fly/Breast Has Improved Kathleen Baker’s 200 IM (Video)

This was Baker’s third-fastest performance ever, having been 2:08.32 in the summer of 2018 and 2:08.75 in February of last year.

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Abbey Weitzeil Describes the Mental Struggles of Getting Back In Shape (Video)

Weitzeil’s last long course 50 prior to this weekend came in December of 2019, where she went 24.70 at a time trial in Minnesota.

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #202 – Static Core

Today’s core workout will be timed, and focus mostly on static exercises.

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