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Swim moms are the brawn and brains that make it possible for everything to happen, in and out of the pool.<\/p>\n<p>They make sure their kids get to practice and make sure they have the gear they need to practice. They cheer as loudly as they can and support their children every race, whether their child swims a best time or not. They are willing to be timers, age group parents, learn how to be officials and run the computer system so that they can be more involved in the swimming community. They budget time and money so that their child can be at practices and meets and can have the expensive swimsuits and goggles that they want.<\/p>\n<p>Who was at every single one of <strong>Missy Franklin&#8217;s<\/strong> meets? Her mom. Who was the first person <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> looked for after he races? His mom. These super swimmers would be nothing without the love and support of their super swim moms.<\/p>\n<p>My own mom learned how to run Meet Manager and Team Manager so that she could be bigger part of my swim team and my sport. My friends&#8217; moms have become coaches and officials; some are timers at every meet. They do the most they can possibly do to help their child and the sport be successful. They are all willing to help at practices and meets because they want to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Swim moms are a breed of their own. They are dedicated, loving, willing to help, and are our number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/to-my-swim-mom-thank-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheerleaders<\/a>. They don\u2019t mind a wet mass on their shirt after they hug their swimmer, and they certainly don&#8217;t mind washing boatloads of soaking wet, chlorinated towels. They are there for their swimmers and they are there for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>As this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realsimple.com\/holidays-entertaining\/holidays\/mothers-day\/mothers-day-poems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a> approaches, thank your super swim mom. Without her, you wouldn&#8217;t be the swimmer you are today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Would Swimmers Do Without the Support of Their Moms? 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