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5 Fun Facts About Swimmers and Sleep

We all know how important it is to be getting lots of sleep, but how much of an effort are you putting into getting to locking down the Z’s?

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When To Use Hip Driven Freestyle Technique

Hip-driven freestyle should never be used for the shorter 50 meter or 100-meter freestyle events. It’s a better technique for the 400-meter races or longer.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #246

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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Katinka Hosszu’s Advice for Getting Up for Early Morning Swim Practices

Early morning practices are part of the sport. Here’s how Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu makes getting out of bed early a little easier.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Amy Van Dyken on Cramping at the Olympic Games

While Mel admits he ripped her on for taking up too much screen time, Amy agrees she would rip her too: “easy there jr nationals, head on back!”

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Michigan Swims Jon Urbanchek’s Last Workout Before Retirement

In a tribute to now-retired swim coaching legend Jon Urbanchek, Michigan’s mid-distance group swam the last workout Urbanchek wrote for the program today.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Aiden Hayes, How a Terrible Training Camp Was A Turning Point

What many may not know is that Aiden had to be moved to another lane because he was struggling so much for 3 days of intense training.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #245

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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Sets of Champions: Broken 1500s with Erik Vendt

Erik Vendt was one of the dominant American swimmers of the 2000s, and the first American to break 15 minutes in the mile. Here is a taste of his training.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Fin Kick

This week’s set of the week comes from Kyle Coan, FINIS Team Sales Representative and former swimmer for the Cal Golden Bears.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #244

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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Indiana University Breastrokers Do The “Red Band Challenge” At Practice

The Indiana University Hoosiers took on the red band challenge this Tuesday in the breaststroke group, testing their strength.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Vladimir Salnikov on How His Wife Coached Him to Olympic Gold

in 1988, after being leaving his coach and training with his wife in the twilight of his career, Salnikov pulled off a big upset to capture gold in the 1500

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SwimSwam Podcast: “Professor” Anthony Ervin Teaches the Lessons of Sprinting

Ervin gets into the lessons he’s learned as a sprinter and what it takes to become a successful one on the world’s biggest stage.

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3 Ways to Build a Swimmer’s Body

Learn the 3 key building blocks of how to build a swimmer’s body training in your dryland program in order to achieve better results in the water.

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