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Missouri State Champion Anna Moehn Commits to University of Pennsylvania Anna Moehn of Alton, Illinois has announced her verbal commitment to swim at the University of Pennsylvania. Moehn swims for the CSP Tideriders, based out of St. Louis, Missouri. She most recently competed at the Region VIII Sp...

5 Goals For Swimmers to Pursue in 2021 Everyone knows the usual New Year's resolution. Whether it be eat healthy or start exercising more, how can swimmers use this year's long goals to improve in their sport? Get In On Time! Getting in for practice is probably one of the hardest things to do. It's ...

COVID-19 Racing: Returning to the Pool is a Learning Process In the past few months, many people have been getting back into swim meets and competition. This may not be the normal crowded crash area and social time behind the blocks, but any kind of racing with other teams is a big step back into th...

How to Stay Positive and Focused During a Pace Set Every swimmer knows the pain of doing a pace set. Whether it's threshold or just 50s at 200 pace, ending a hard practice with either of these can totally kill the mood. The question to ask yourself is, how can I stay positive during this practice? W...

4 Key Exercises to Help Improve Performance Over the past few months, practices have been shortened and pool space has been limited. With health department guidelines and social distancing rules, dryland workouts cannot be completed as efficiently as they have in the past. This has led to dryland tr...

Like Many Clubs, Flyers Aquatic Swim Team Fighting Through Difficult Situation By Jessica Briers, Swimming World Intern On March 19, club teams in the St. Louis area received news that swim practices would be suspended until COVID-19 was contained. On June 17, three long months later, the Flyers Aqu...