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Freestyle Swimming Strokes: The Magic of 90

I do not know why, but in nature, when it comes to endurance events, there seems to be something magical about 90.

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Coach’s Intel: Osvath’s Pace Buckets Set Pre-1:53 Breaststroke

Some cool insight into our Swim of the Week: after we recognized Missouri State’s Artur Osvath for his school-record 200 breast, Missouri State associate head coach Chelsea Dirks-Ham reached out with a specific set he used in his preparation that week.

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SwimmersBest Drill of the Month: Reverse Catch-Up

SwimSwam thanks SwimmersBest for sponsoring “Drill of the Month.”  This is a SwimSwam recurring feature that brings drills and idea…

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8 Reasons to Buy Laguna Fins

Take care of your feet; happy feet make a happy swimmer.

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FINIS Set of the Week: Build Your Kick Set

This set is all about pushing your legs even when they’re on fire, and powering through.

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Practice + Pancakes: Georgia Fly & Breast Groups Work Drills and Skills

On Wednesday morning, you can find UGA splitting into 4 different stroke groups and working seemingly almost every aspect of the stroke

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Duane Sorenson, Iowa State

The Iowa State Cyclones went 4-0 over the month of January, including a thrilling four-point win over conference rival West Virginia, avenging a 20-point loss from last season.

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1277 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? We have over 1967 Swim Jobs listed.

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Practice of a Postgrad: How to Perfect Your Underwaters (Video)

After capturing P+P with the Tennessee men, I stayed to watch postgrad and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist (50 fly) Ryan Coetzee’s solo workout

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Atletta Swim Camp with Olympic Champion Alexander Popov – Sign Up Today

Atletta Swim Camp provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from one of the greatest Olympic gold medalists in swimming history,  Alexander Popov.

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Practice + Pancakes: Tennessee Men Rock Resisted Relay Starts & Tempo

The UT men were coming off of a weight workout, and applying what they were working in the gym to their skills in the pool

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1276 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? We have over 1966 Swim Jobs listed.

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A Lesson in Swim Coaching from a Buddhist Nun

This article has nothing to do with religion. What it is about is a lesson in swim coaching I learned from a Buddhist nun.

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Get Your Turns in Shape

Remember when you first started swimming and one of the most difficult things in the world was flip turns? Now that you are a seasoned veteran how many turns do you do in a typical practice?

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