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    Chris Ip Walks Us Through Clemson’s Last Meet

    The unfortunate time has come for the swimming community to give a final farewell to the Clemson Tigers Swimming and Diving program. Certainly full of emotion, Clemson will enter into their final (non-championship) meet on February 4 as their face off against Emory. To take...

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    TSC’s Grand Relaunch: 21 Days and Counting

    The holiday season has come and gone, but Braden and I have spent the last few months working on a brand new platform for you. In fact, instead of making you wait in the dark, we thought it would be a great idea for us...

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    Heart of a Champion – The YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign

    If you remember a few months ago, we featured Jessica Schipper’s great efforts in raising awareness and funds for her MSD and Me. The support, awareness, and feedback that you all provided was phenomenal! In thinking of other ways that we, as a swimming community,...

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    “Use Your Core!” – An Inside Look at The True Meaning

    Chris Ritter is a former college swimmer at Cal State-Bakersfield, and is the founder of RITTER Sports Performance. He has trained two Olympic Gold Medalists along with numerous other national and international level swimmers. He has used his educational background (a degree in Exercise Science)...

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    Call to Action – University of Maryland Contact Information

    Swim fans, it’s time to put the heat on the University of Maryland regarding the future of the swim program. This news has been broken at a time much earlier than most cut programs have been – namely, it is still only as a “recommendation”...

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    Main Set Monday: A Little Distance Work Goes a Long Way

    All good coaches realize that there needs to be a distinction between sprinters and distance folks.  In other words, what is good for sprinters is not necessarily good for distance swimmers (and vice versa).  So, this workout is dedicated to those mid-distance swimmers who partake...

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    FIU Swimmer Sets Peruvian National Record at Pan Am Games

    GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Nov. 2, 2011) – In the recent Pan-American games held in Guadalajara, Mexico, FIU junior swimmer Mariangela Macchiavello competed for her home country of Peru and set two Peruvian records as a member of her nation’s relay team. Macchiavello and her Peruvian teammates...

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    Main Set Monday: When a Snow Storm Interrupts Your Season…

    Living in the Northeast has ups and downs just like any other place throughout the world.  However,  when we near the fall and winter seasons, the ups seem to be outweighed by the downs of snow and other wintry weather.  In fact, this past weekend,...

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    Tennessee Uses Old Connections to Land Michigan’ Swimmer of the Year, Anna Demonte

    Tennessee assistant coach Jennifer Woodruff has been one of the big catalysts of an impressive Tennessee women’s recruiting class this year. To get her latest commitment, she reached back into her personal history at the University of Michigan (where she swam from 1998-2001) to grab...

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    Katy Luchansky to Make an Impact at Ohio State

    The Wilton Y Wahoos (and Randy Erlenbach) continue to produce quality swimmers in Connecticut. Last year’s big name, Christian Higgins (Cal), is starting to make his presence felt in his freshman year. However, this year is all about the lady Wahoos making an impact in...

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