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By David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n

On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans give thanks for family, friends, their jobs and a day of sitting around watching football and eating turkey. But before the feasting begins, time for a quick ode to the sport which has given me and all of us here at\u00a0Swimming World<\/em> so much. Here’s five reasons I’m thankful for relating to\u00a0the sport of swimming.<\/p>\n

1. Swimming. Yes, just swimming. lt’s awesome.<\/h3>\n

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Feeling down or stressed out? Go swim. You’ll feel better.<\/p>\n

Need to get in better shape? Go swim. You’ll feel better.<\/p>\n

Hot and sweaty? Go swim. You’ll feel better.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t matter how fast or slow you are, and you can’t get too old to swim. You can’t fall and break an arm when you’re swimming. All you need is a pool (and a lifeguard\u2014don’t hop the fence!), and you’re good.<\/p>\n

And if you ever swim or swam on a team (I have been on about seven\u00a0different teams at one point or another), chances are, you’ll meet some pretty awesome people and lifelong friends. Really a no-lose situation.<\/p>\n

2. The compelling stories.<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember the four straight events with American and U.S. Open records during the last night of the men’s NCAA championships<\/a>? How about the tight team race at the women’s meet<\/a>? Or all of the elation and disappointment<\/a> that resulted from a few hundredths of a second at\u00a0the U.S. Olympic Trials?<\/p>\n

And then of course, there was the Olympics.\u00a0Michael Phelps<\/strong> reclaimed the gold medal that mattered most<\/a>.\u00a0Katie Ledecky<\/strong> made history\u2014and then cried<\/a>. Simone Manuel<\/strong>\u00a0tied and made history<\/a>.\u00a0Maya DiRado<\/strong> stunned the world<\/a>. Kazakhstan, Spain and Belgium each had their shining moments<\/a>\u2014all on the same night.<\/p>\n

It’s an exciting time to be a swimming fan.<\/p>\n

3. Skylar Lea Grevers<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, the newborn daughter of Olympic gold medalist\u00a0Matt Grevers<\/strong> and\u00a0Swimming World<\/em> writer\u00a0Annie Grevers<\/strong>. That baby is barely two weeks old, and yet I owe her so much.<\/p>\n

You see, Annie was to be one of\u00a0Swimming World’s<\/em> two credentialed reporters for the Rio Olympics. But when she learned of her pregnancy, she realized that the threat of Zika made\u00a0travel to Brazil too risky.<\/p>\n

And so I got the credential. It’s hard to forget spending my last college class ever researching the visa requirements for travel to Brazil, and certainly I will never forget my first Olympic Games, the best opportunity of my career in journalism. It would never have happened without\u00a0Skylar Lea Grevers<\/strong>, so for her existence I’m extremely thankful.<\/p>\n

4. Swimmers rock.<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

The day before Olympic Trials began, NBC’s announcing crew held a press conference at the CenturyLink Center, and I asked reporter\u00a0Michele Tafoya<\/strong>\u00a0(typically an NFL reporter) what surprised her the most about covering swimming.<\/p>\n

“How accessible the swimmers are and the coaches, really. It’s a far cry from professional sports, and that’s not to slap anybody in professional sports; they’ve got a schedule, they have their things, but I think what these swimmers understand is they get a limited amount of time to tell their story, to promote their sport and to talk about this, so they are great about just being accessible and talking to you as much as you want,” Tafoya said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She’s right. Even though we see plenty more of the Olympic Team and other top swimmers than mainstream media, they still make plenty of time whenever we ask for it. Almost all are\u00a0open and honest in interviews\u2014even in extraordinarily tough moments, like after finishing third at Olympic Trials or fourth at an Olympics\u2014and usually extremely personable and friendly. They make our jobs smoother and more fun.<\/p>\n

5. All of you<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Swimming World<\/p><\/div>\n

All of the news posts, commentaries, analyses and even our shows, none of that would happen without you, the loyal readers. This past week, I have been blown away by all the positive feedback for the debut of\u00a0Off\u00a0<\/em>Deck<\/em> (which will return the week of Dec. 5!). I speak for everyone in the company in saying how thankful we are for your interest in swimming and that you read and watch our content here at\u00a0Swimming World<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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