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Race of the Week
The Race of the Week is back. This week's entries include an amazing get-out swim by a coach, and down-to-the-wire race at a District Championships. Watch the videos and vote for your favorites. Read more... | Submit a video...

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Speedo Tip of the Week
Depending on how you go about it, stretching prior to getting in the water might actually make you slower. A much more effective way of warming up is engaging in dynamic flexibility drills, where you progressively move a muscle through its full range of motion. Read more...

Peter Marshall: Rediscovering the Joy of Swimming 
It wasn't long ago that Peter Marshall measured his success in the pool in terms of medals and Olympic Teams. But when he missed joining his U.S. teammates at the 2004 Athens Games by a mere four-hundredths of a second at Trials, he began to realize that it is more than possible to enjoy swimming while keeping life's important things in their proper place.  Read more...

Dryland Training with Lori Briggs
USA Swimming presents a series of exercises designed to enhance a swimmers dryland training regimen, with National Team Strength and Conditioning Coach Lori Briggs. In this video, Briggs demonstrates a Prone Hip Twist with a Swiss Ball. Watch the video...

Today on Swimnetwork.com:
  • Monday's Medley
  • GMM: Cesar Cielo
  • A Different Take on Pro-Gate
  • Garrett's Blog: A Change of Training
  • The Pursuit of Balance
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