Aug. 5, 2021
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14-year-old Summer McIntosh sat down with SwimSwam's Coleman Hodges to reflect upon her first Olympic Games, where she won a silver medal.
Aug. 5, 2021
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SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have
Natalie Coughlin Speaks to Olympic Pressure During Your 1st Games vs. Your 2nd
We sat down with 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin who, for the first time in 21 years, is simply spectating an Olympics rather than competing or com...
Lenny Krayzelburg Gives Perspective on Men's Backstrokes, the Olympic Mindset
Backstroke legend Lenny Krayzelburg sat down with SwimSwam to give his perspective on the 2020 Olympic Games. Lenny was been in a similar boat as Ryan Murphy...
Caroline Burckle Discusses Mental Health and Well-Being for Olympic Athletes
2008 Olympian and Olympic medalist Caroline Burckle sat down to discuss one of the biggest topics of the 2020 Olympic Games: mental health for athletes. This...
We sat down with the breaststroking man who's always in front of the camera, Cody Miller. Cody goes DEEP on the women's 200 breast, revealing what he saw as ...
July 31, 2021
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🚨HISTORY MADE!🚨With her third goal of the match against ROC, @maggiesteffens is now the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women's water polo history! She has 48 career goals and counting.
Zach Harting on Chasing Goals: "I'm here for the dreamers"
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May 10, 2021
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National Performance Director Jon Rudd says Ireland has "one purpose" at the European Championships: qualifying relays for the Olympics (above - Brendan Hyland).
April 7, 2021
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Olympic 200IM silver medallist Siobhan O'Connor has ended a career that has encompassed Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth medals.
Feb. 22, 2021
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Hoffer admits that when he came to Cal, he wasn't the best in-season swimmer, focusing much more on swimming well once he had a good rest under his belt
Ryan Hoffer Explains Transition from Taper Swimmer to In-Season Stud
0:00 Intro1:28 Racing Suited & Unsuited vs. USC in January7:13 Becoming a good In-season swimmer13:47 Breaking down "COVID Winter Training"19:37 Backyard Wor...
Jan. 21, 2021
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Whenever I have thought during practice “Why am I doing so poorly,” it has shaken my self-confidence for the rest of the day. I start to question my abilities, my determination and my will to contribute to the team. Going through 8 years of an individual sport has lead me to this conclusion; no one can motivate me the way I can motivate myself. In swimming the only person I can listen to (other than my coaches) is myself. So what do you do when you are being hard on yourself, and you feel that you are not able to live up to your expectations? In this post, I want to highlight five di ...
Jan. 19, 2021
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15 Truths About Swimming Swimming is a sport like no other. You learn a lot about yourself throughout your years as a swimmer and the sport inherently instills valuable life lessons in you. Even when your time as a competitive swimmer is done, you still continue to learn more about the sport and have time to reflect. Here are 15 very real and very honest truths about swimming: 1. Swimming isn’t like any other sport, so don’t expect it to be. Swimming is unique for many reasons and is truly unlike any other sport. You don’t get a timeout in the middle of your 400 IM, no matter how bad ...
Jan. 19, 2021
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An Age Old Debate in Swimming: Team or Individual Sport? Think of the most riveting, competitive atmosphere you have experienced. Crowds of people, spectators, and individuals rallying behind their respective teams or favorite participants anticipating a high-stakes performance. Maybe this was at a high school basketball game or under the bright Friday night lights of a football game. But, bring your image back into the realm of swimming. Do you imagine the same atmosphere and picturesque scene or see a different image? A common debate brought up not just among members of the swimmin ...
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The age old question: Is #swimming an individual or team sport? @GoodbyeChlorine
Is #swimming an individual or team sport?
Jan. 19, 2021
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Almost nine years after retiring, Canadian Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden is back. The bronze medalist talks about his hopes of reaching the podium in Tokyo and shares his journey to overcome depression and how he hopes his story can help others.
Olympic swimmer hopes his battle with depression can help others
Almost nine years after retiring, Canadian Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden is back. The bronze medalist talks about his hopes of reaching the podium in Tokyo an...
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Even Olympic #swimmers battle #depression ...
Jan. 7, 2021
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Temperatures in Beijing were set to plummet to a three-decade low overnight on Wednesday, but that didn't stop a hardy group of retirees plunging into icy waters to indulge in their bracing hobby of outdoor swimming.
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Icy #swimming in Beijing. @GoodbyeChlorine
Cold water #swimming anyone? Here's what some are doing in Beijing.
Jan. 6, 2021
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Average talent leads to the most success, says some data – but can it be true? Does that mean that hard work is worth more than extreme talent?
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Does hard work matter more than extreme talent? #swimming
July 17, 2020
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The Positive Effects of Swimming On the Brain By Alice Reeves-Turner, Swimming World College Intern. If there is one thing all swimmers (and ex-swimmers) can agree on, it is the addictive nature of swimming. We all crave the smell of chlorine on our skin, the pain of a long, hard set and the adrenaline rush that comes from every race regardless of its result. The fact that so many find it so hard to hang up the goggles is proof enough of this addiction. However, very few know why we feel this way. The answer is in science and hormones. Endorphins, the hormone which quite simply makes ...
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July 11, 2020
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Probably sounds familiar. This is one of the classic coach-isms that swimmers receive in the moments before stepping up on the blocks. But this outlook is something you should bring with you to the practice pool, too. Here’s why you should finish strong. Finish Like a Champion It’s the end of a big set, something gnarly like 30x100s on a short interval, best average, and it’s a certified fact that you are hurtin’. Legs are cement, lungs are burning, and you are questioning your choice of sport. As you begin the head-first fall into Ouchietown, your technique begins to crack, you slow ...
March 29, 2020
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Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast.
March 27, 2020
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Michael Phelps , winner of 23 gold medals atop 28 Olympic podium places between 2004 and 2016, is praying “we don’t see an increase in athlete suicide rates because of” the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In an interview with NBC Sports, Phelps, an a dvocate for Mental Health and Wellbeing, on the back of his own depression and critic of the United States Olympic and Paraliymoic Committee , said: “I really, really hope we don’t see an increase in athlete suicide rates because of this. Because the mental health component is by far the biggest thing here. This postponement ...
