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Swim Talk with Ricky Berens: His Picks for Men’s Top 8

Posted on March 22, 2012, in College, Events, NCAA Championships, Swim Talk, Video, with 0 Comments

This week we sat down to a Skype chat with Ricky Berens to talk about the 2012 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Ricky was one of the first to submit his top 8 picks to us and he takes.

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The Prohibitive Favorite in Swimming

Posted on March 14, 2012, in NCAA Championships, Olympics, Ritter Sports Performance, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 4 Comments

I love this time of year, but not for the reasons you may think. Yes I’m a swim fan just like you, but I’m also a huge fan of March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. It’s great entertainment and drama.

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Technique Trends: The Backstroke Start at the Grand Prix (Updated Images)

Posted on March 12, 2012, in Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 2 Comments

As a coach that takes great pride in the technique that I teach, I’m always looking for new and/or trending techniques during the faster meets throughout the year. This year’s Columbus Grand Prix was no different as I noticed several.

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An Inside Look at Tapering

Posted on March 5, 2012, in Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 0 Comments

Every great coach and every great swimmer has a plan when it comes to their training. A plan can be as simple as a single workout consisting of a warm-up, main set, and warm down or it can be a.

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Swim Talk with Minnesota Commit, Canadian NAG Record Holder Kierra Smith [Video Fixed]

Posted on January 22, 2012, in College, College Recruiting, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 2 Comments

This interview with Kierra Smith was done a few weeks ago, shortly after Canadian Kierra Smith returned home from the Pan American Games, where she took a silver as part of the Canadian 400 medley relay, and also placed 5th in the.

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Swim Talk: Peter Andrew, Coach/Father of NAG Record Breaker Michael Andrew

Posted on December 15, 2011, in Interviews, National, National News, News, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, Video, with 17 Comments

Last night, we did an interview with Peter Andrew, who is the coach and the father of 11-12 National Age Group Record Breaker Michael Andrew. This was a phenomenal interview, as he is able to give both the parent’s perspective.

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Swim Talk with Giles Smith Discusses Arizona’s Fast Performances at Texas Invite

Posted on December 5, 2011, in College, Interviews, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, Video, with 1 Comment

Check out the video below as we talk with Arizona sophomore Giles Smith about the Wildcats’ recent performance at the Texas Invitational, as well as how he’s turned his career around working with Eric Hansen and Rick Demont.

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Best Swimming Nations: Women's Butterflies

Posted on November 13, 2011, in International News, News, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 0 Comments

After some hiatus as we moved through the fall Championship season, we’re back with the 3rd installment of our “best swimming nations” feature, where we take a look at which nations are the best in each of the individual World-Championship.

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Chris Ritter: Need for Speed

Posted on November 9, 2011, in Ritter Sports Performance, Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 0 Comments

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.

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Today in Swimming History: November 8th

Posted on November 8, 2011, in Swim Blog, Swim Talk, with 0 Comments

On November 8th, 1939, Brazil’s Maria Lenk cemented herself as a local legend when she becamse the first Brazilian to break a World Record. She swam a 2:56.0 in the 200 breaststroke in a Rio de Janiero meet, which cleared.

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