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SW Presents: Tweets & Grams of the Week

We have gathered for you the top swimming related Tweets & Grams of the week! 1. Anybody can do yoga, but can you do yoga on a start block? https://www.instagram.com/p/BTWTDd5BK0y/?taken-by=rutameilutyte&hl=en 2. When you're not sure whether coach is serious or not. https://www.instagram.com/p/...

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Tweets of the Week: Feb. 12, 2017

The world's top swimmers and news-makers were all active on Twitter this week, as usual. Check out our tweets of the week! 1.) Amy Bilquist and her Cal Bears Teammates rally around Olympic Champion and soon-to-be mother-of-two Dana Vollmer before diving in for practice this week! https://twitter.com...

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Instagrams of the Week, Feb. 12, 2017

Swimming World has compiled the best Instagram posts of the week by some of the top swimmers in the world! Here are our picks of the week for Best Grams of the Week: 1.) Two-time Olympian Cullen Jones shows off his impressive training this past week with Power Stacks at NC State. 6AM #Risea...

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Photographer Róka Róbert Stuns Us With Underwater Photos

Róka Róbert is a Hungarian photographer who has done numerous series of underwater photos. His website is an impressive collection ranging from swimmers, waterpolo players, models, dancers, and even pregnant women, all underwater. His breathtaking shots are available online for purchase. Check out h...

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How Swimming Saved Me, Recovering From Sexual Assault

I’m assuming I’m not the only swimmer who was upset that every headline has to read “Swimmer” when talking about Brock Turner and what he’s done. Not only because it’s irrelevant, but because I love swimming. It was what helped me through my sexual assault. I was 16 and I never once called it what i...