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By Brianna Hines, Swimming World College Intern Devastating News On January 2, 2015 at 5:20 p.m. I received a phone call from a close friend and former teammate. I was in Fort Lauderdale, enjoying my first ever college training trip, and while the air was 80 degrees and humid, the sound of choked te...

By Brianna Hines, Swimming World College Intern Training Habits  I remember swimming in a club practice and noticing swimmer after swimmer taking two lazy strokes after the flag, casually standing up and then walking to the wall. I was absolutely appalled. “How can you possibly know what your time i...

By Brianna Hines, Swimming World College Intern Confidence is Key Annie Jacobsen is an NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. The award is given to an athlete that has stand-out achievements in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.  Jacobsen covers all these bases--she served as team capt...

By Brianna Hines, Swimming World College Intern Although summer has a reputation for being a blissful vacation season, swimmers know that the three months excluded from classes means more hours to be spent in the water. With more time, opportunities for good training and technical focus are as easil...

By Brianna Hines, Swimming World College Intern Introducing Nose Clips “All races are underwater,” said Whitney Hite, head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison swim team. Underwaters are no longer just for sprinters and backstrokers. Each stroke and distance benefits from strong underwater b...