Read more77You Know You're a Swimmer When...12 Quirks That Come With the Sport05 February 2025You Know You're a Swimmer When...12 Quirks That Come With the Sport By Rachel Helm To most people, swimming is seen as just a sport or having a little splash in the pool. However, to a competitive swimmer, it becomes a lifestyle. Here are 12 quirks of competitive swimming that we all can relate to. ...
Read more5 Things Incoming Freshmen Should Know About College Swimming19 August 2019By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern. Transitioning from high school swimming to college swimming is a massive step for incoming freshmen, but for others, the transition is nearly seamless. Moving away from home and into college independence can hard enough, but to add college practice on ...
Read more3A Toast of Gratitude to Swimming05 August 2019By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern. How many times do you hear your teammates grumble about training, lack of sleep, disagreements with coach, etc.? Sometimes during the grind, it can be hard to keep focused on gratitude and the positives that swimming has brought to our lives. However, ...
Read more5British Swimmer Edward Baxter Starts Race Clinics with Adam Peaty17 July 2019By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern. As the Youth Commonwealth Games champion 2015, multiple national champion, British age group record holder and English Short Course senior champion, Edward Baxter has a high success rate so far in his swimming career. He currently trains at the British...
Read more7NCAA DII Champion Georgia Wright Opens up About Diagnosis of Autism18 June 2019By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern. Known for her contagious smile and her charismatic attitude towards life, Georgia Wright is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the realm of NCAA Division II swimming. Wright originally hails from Doncaster, a town in the United Kingdom, but decid...
Read moreSwimming Traditions: Long-standing Rituals from Northern Michigan University05 June 2019By Rachel Helm, Swimming World College Intern. Every team has a unique identity and with that comes a variety of different traditions. From your high school to your college team to even your club team, traditions facilitate team unity and create shared memories across several swimming generations. ...
Read more1Swimming Across the Pond: Perspective from an International Swimmer on Transitioning from the U.K. to America08 May 2019By Rachel Helm, College Swimming Intern. As an international swimmer from the United Kingdom, only movies could portray what being an athlete would be like in America. So when the option arises to swim in the U.S., many athlete happily jump at the opportunity. While you may not think that swimming ...