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Get Ready…For Swimming
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 28, 2012 at 7:11pm

Please welcome guest blogger Jill Helbling. Jill lives in the North Hills of Pittsburgh with her husband and two children. She has a day job that does not make her as happy as writing blog posts about sports. Get ready, sports fans! It’s that ...more

Just Keep Swimming – USA Swimming Meets Finding Nemo
by Sports Girls Play
posted July 19, 2012 at 12:16am

I just watched a super cute PSA by USA Swimming in conjunction with the upcoming theater release of Finding Nemo in 3-D that I just had to share with you! With the Olympics just days away (SQUEEEE), you will see Dana Vollmer, Natalie Coughlin, Kim Vand...more

Real Swimming for Triathletes: Flexibility
by Fast at Forty
posted May 10, 2012 at 12:46pm

In our third video in the series Real Swimming for Triathletes, we introduce the concept of gaining flexibility in order to swim faster. Triathletes without a swim background do not have the same flexibility in their shoulders, hips, torso and ankles as l...more

Real Swimming for Triathletes: Top 5 swim tips for triathletes
by Fast at Forty
posted May 1, 2012 at 11:51am

In this short video, we introduce 5 important swim tips to make you a better swimmer. We will delve into each one of these tips more deeply in future videos. Thanks to Roman Mica of everymantri for his video expertise and Brandon del Campo for being such ...more

Coaching: My perspective with a little research thrown in
by alangelier
posted April 29, 2012 at 9:47am

What makes a good coach? Well-lots of things....more

13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am

Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more

Paralympian Ellen Keane on the line
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 6, 2012 at 8:25pm

The Paralympics are coming up in a few months time just after the Olympics in London. I've had a few of the Irish team on here already, and today's post is a radio interview I did with Dublin swimmer Ellen Keane.Wishing Ellen the best of luck at the Briti...more

Natalie Coughlin and Natalie Gulbis join Alex Morgan in Body Paint
by Pretty Tough
posted February 15, 2012 at 6:18pm

@AlexMorgan13, @NatalieCoughlin, & @Natalie_Gulbis are featured in the @SI_Swimsuit issue repping #USWNT @LPGA @USA_swimming When it was announced earlier this week that soccer star Alex Morgan would appear in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ...more

Swimming with Olympians in the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 10, 2012 at 1:37am

Two years ago my daughter participated in the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic with Olympians Matt Grevers and Kate Ziegler. She had a great time and talked about it for months. When we got an email last month saying the clinic was coming to the pool ...more

Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 31, 2011 at 9:37am

DOHA: Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sur...more

Gold medal moms aiming for Olympics
by Pretty Tough
posted December 6, 2011 at 6:53am

Dara Torres, Janet Evans, Amanda Beard, and  Natalie Coughlin are all swimmers who seem to be shattering the assumption that the Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The 2011 AT&T Winter National Championships took place this past...more

Olympic Swimmers Debut Speedo Fastskin3 for London Games
by A Glam Slam
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:24am

With each new day, companies are rolling out the fashions that we can expect to see come July, during the 2012 Olympic Games. The latest launch comes from the swimming category. The revolutionary new Speedo FASTSKIN3, unveiled yesterday, is the swimwear t...more

BBC Sports Personality list
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:38pm

The BBC has named its shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year. But oops, looks like they really meant Sportsman of the Year. The ten finalists, whittled down from a list which did include some women, were chosen by 27 sports editors from national and...more

49-year-old Phyllis Reffo walks on to Pepperdine swim team and into history books
by Pretty Tough
posted November 1, 2011 at 11:51am

Phyllis Reffo is a former model and securities investment consultant who started swimming eight years ago to rehab various injuries including a torn ACL. She was spotted by the Santa Monica Junior College swim coach, Steve Contarsy, who invited her to wor...more

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