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Heart of a Champion

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

Posted on December 18, 2011, in Heart of a Champion, Swim Blog, with 2 Comments

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.

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Only the Good Die Young – Fran Crippen Remembered One Year Later Brings Echoes of Steve Prefontaine

Posted on October 24, 2011, in Heart of a Champion, National News, News, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 1 Comment

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” The above quote has been a rallying cry in the year since the great Fran Crippen passed away tragically during an open water race in the UAE one.

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Swim Talk with Texas A&M Captain Amini Fonua

Posted on September 21, 2011, in College, Heart of a Champion, News, Swim Talk, with 2 Comments

Today’s Swim Talk is with Texas A&M senior team captain Amini Fonua. He talks a little bit about overcoming challenges as his country’s first (second?) Commonwealth Games swimmer, the upcoming season for the Aggies, and his summer spent training in.

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Video: Jess Schipper Talks MND and Me, Upcoming Olympic Year

Posted on September 7, 2011, in Heart of a Champion, International News, News, Swim Talk, with 3 Comments

Today, I sat down with Australian 5-time World Champion and four-time Olympic medalist Jess Schipper from Australia. We spoke about her latest charitable effort with the MND and Me Foundation (which supports MND, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s.

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