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A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive (Thanksgiving Tradition) Dear Coach, I would like to begin this letter by asking you a question. A simple, one-word question: Why? Why did you pursue this career? Why do you wake up at the most ungodly hours every day, just to inevitabl...

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Motivational Monday: 5 Positive Affirmations for Swimmers

Motivational Monday: Positive Affirmations for Swimmers Breathe in, breathe out. The moment has arrived. All swimmers know the feeling of having a big race in front of them. You stand behind the blocks, anxiously adjusting your cap and goggles. You count down the heats in front of you until it’s fin...

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Coaching Corner: Practicing with Closed Hands to Improve Turns (Video)

Coaching Corner: Practicing with Closed Hands to Improve Turns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBljABPTEo In this video focused on turns, Swimming World contributor and coach Andrew Sheaff recommends an approach to help swimmers get through their turns faster, a skill that certainly leads to faster...

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Swim Like A. Fish: 3 Cues to Produce Great Crossover Turns (Video)

Swim Like A. Fish: 3 Cues to Produce Great Crossover Turns During their competitive days at the University of Georgia, Abbie Fish was an NCAA qualifier and Southeastern Conference (SEC) finalist on multiple occasions. These days, Fish operates Swim Like A. Fish, where their coaching tips, videos and...

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Tracking Food: Where My Protein Comes From - Source and Location

Tracking Food: Where My Protein Comes From - Source and Location Over the summer, I began seriously tracking the food I eat. As my junior year of college concluded, I realized  my athletic career was rapidly approaching its inevitable end. With that realization came a determination to get serious ab...

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How They Train: A Look At Early-Season Sets at Texas A&M

How They Train: Texas A&M Early-Season Sets By MICHAEL J. STOTT In this edition of How They Train, Swimming World takes a look at some of the workouts put together at Texas A&M. The piece is complemented by commentary from several of the program's top performers, who weigh in on how the program look...

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How Often Should You Be Swimming Fast? It's a New World

How Often Should You Be Swimming Fast? It's a New World On September 26, five-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown blasted a new short course meters 100 backstroke world record. Swimming a 54.56, McKeown undercut the previous record by a significant three tenths of a second. The performance came jus...

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The 'Why' In Coaching: The Importance Of Providing An Explanation

The 'Why' In Coaching: The Importance Of Providing An Explanation Three minutes into the coach’s monologue on butterfly technique, ninth grader Sam raised his hand and asked, "why?’" “I thought I was a good coach,” says his Middle Atlantic mentor. “I had state-championship teams, high school All-Ame...

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How to Build Confident Team Captains and Leaders

“As the team was wrapping up a meeting in the University of California, Berkeley’s High Performance Center for Athletics, my coach called me to the front of the room.  "My heart was pounding in my chest as I walked to stand next to him. Once I met his gaze, I slowly turned around. This was the first...