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Another Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part II)

Another Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part II) Last month, in the first of two installments, college coaches weighed in on the benefits of NCAA D-III swimming (524 teams at last count) and the realities of finding an aquatic home in college. In Part II, we share the thoughts of Don Hei...

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An Excellent Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part I)

An Excellent Choice: The Case For Division III Swimming (Part I) In the first of two installments, college coaches discuss recruiting and the realities of finding an aquatic home on one of the nation’s 524 NCAA Division III teams. In September, Jason Weber began his 17th year as head men’s and women...

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Q&A With Jamie Bloom, Head Coach For the YMCA Of the Triangle Area

Q&A With Jamie Bloom, Head Coach For the YMCA Of the Triangle Area Jamie Bloom has given her personal and professional life to swimming and the betterment of all those who pursue the sport. Not only a doer, she is a voice for swimming’s underserved populations and continues to serve on local, state,...

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A Look At the Development and Training Sets of Rising Star Kayla Han

A Look At the Development and Training Sets of Rising Star Kayla Han You know you are something special when just 13—and the youngest qualifier at the Olympic Trials—Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel gushes at your prowess. Now 14, Kayla Han has been on USA Swimming’s radar since she set her first N...

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Special Sets: A Look At the Training of Stanford Recruit Lucy Bell

Special Sets: A Look At the Training of Stanford Recruit Lucy Bell This month’s “Special Sets” features Fort Collins Swim Team swimmer, Lucy Bell, coached by Mike Novell. The Fossil Ridge High School prep star, who has committed to Stanford this fall, is Colorado’s top-ranked female recruit in the C...

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Strength Training For Age Groupers: Yes or No?

Strength Training For Age Groupers: Yes or No? Some years ago, a rookie Middle Atlantic coach took his middle and high school swim teams to the weight room. There he introduced fundamental dryland and some machine-based resistance work. “The first day with the machines was a disaster and all my faul...

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Q&A With Matt Crispino, Head Men's Coach at Princeton University

Q&A With Matt Crispino, Head Men's Coach at Princeton University From Colgate to William & Mary to Princeton, Matt Crispino has charted a course of aquatic excellence for institutions deeply rooted in academic success. Matt Crispino Head Men’s Coach Princeton University • College of William & Mary, ...