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College Recruiting: How to Know If a School Is the Right Fit for You

College Recruiting: How to Know If a School Is the Right Fit for You Throughout the recruiting process, seeking input from club coaches, family members, and teammates is advised, but the choice regarding academics, athletics, and location is ultimately yours to make. Luckily, with hundreds of school...

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Georgia Swimming Names Mike Joyce Men’s Associate Head Coach

Veteran coach Mike Joyce has been named the University of Georgia men’s swimming and diving associate head coach, as announced by men’s head coach Neil Versfeld Tuesday morning. “I am honored to join Coach Versfeld and the staff at the University of Georgia,” Joyce said. “This is an exciting time f....

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Fun and Effective Kickboard Drills to Enhance Your Swimming

Fun and Effective Kickboard Drills to Enhance Your Swimming Kickboard exercises are a fun way to improve your swimming skills, as well as your strength and endurance in the water as a whole. At first glance, swimmers may get the impression that the only way to use kickboards is for traditional kick ...

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A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You

A Letter to Swim Coaches Everywhere: Thank You From the Archive 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 inevitably scream at your swimmers...

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Does Freezing Help? An Ice Baths Analysis

Does Freezing Help? An Ice Baths Analysis Thousands of yards. Long, exhausting meets.  As swimmers, a lot of pain is endured on the path to success, both physical and mental. And yet, perhaps the most excruciating part of the swimming world is a method used for recovery.  Ice baths, also known as co...

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Princeton Hires Emmett Adams as Women’s Assistant Coach

Princeton Hires Emmett Adams as Women’s Assistant Coach Princeton this week announced the hiring of Emmett Adams as an assistant coach for the women’s swimming and diving team. Adams is fresh off his swimming career, part of the NCAA championship 200 medley relay at Tufts in March’s Division III Cha...

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CSCAA Names 2,700-Plus Swimmers to Individual Scholar All-America Team

CSCAA Names 2,700-Plus Swimmers to Individual Scholar All-America Team The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named over 2,700 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2024-25 season. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athlete...

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University of Delaware Hires Peri Farling as Assistant Coach

University of Delaware Hires Peri Farling as Assistant Coach The University of Delaware announced the hiring of Peri Farling as an assistant swim coach last week. She joins the staff of head coach Pablo Marmolejo. Farling spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at Division III Dickinson Colle...

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Kevin Walsh Hired as Bentley Swimming and Diving Head Coach

Kevin Walsh Hired as Bentley Swimming and Diving Head Coach Kevin Walsh was hired on Wednesday as the head coach of Bentley University’s swimming and diving team. Walsh succeeds Mary Kay Samko, who led Bentley for 29 seasons before retiring at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. Walsh has spent mo...

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Monmouth Hires Hayley Masi as Head Swim Coach

Monmouth Hires Hayley Masi as Head Swim Coach Monmouth University on Wednesday announced the hiring of Hayley Masi as its new head swim coach. Masi spent the last three seasons on the staff at the University of Connecticut as an assistant. She was part of the 2024 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year...

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The Unwritten Rules of College Recruiting

The Unwritten Rules of College Recruiting With new opportunities ahead, the college recruiting process should be an exciting time; yet, it’s often met with stress and confusion. Many athletes are unsure of where to start, how to navigate the process, and what the next few years will hold. With the r...

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Gretchen Walsh Wins Honda Cup as Collegiate Athlete of the Year

Gretchen Walsh Wins Honda Cup as Collegiate Athlete of the Year Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh on Monday was named the winner of the Honda Cup as the collegiate women’s athlete of the year. The 49th annual award was given by at the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards presented by Honda. The award is p...

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35 Things Swimmers Sometimes Take for Granted

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern We all have a love-hate relationship with swimming. Although we sometimes complain about the early mornings and the hard workouts, at the end of the day, we keep coming back. We can get caught up in the stress of balancing classes, homework, practic...