Kennedy Cutler - (Author)

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern All throughout the Olympic Games in Rio so far, I have happily watched as the women - both from the United States and from other countries - have dominated in their events, breaking perhaps more world and Olympic records than their male counterparts. ...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern With the start of the Olympics next week, something else is looming on the horizon: the start of a new season for many high school and college level teams. This season, let's make an effort to remember our friends competing with us from the other end ...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern With just over two weeks left until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, there's someone who's been having quite a run in the swimming-sphere in the last year and a half. Katie Meili, who finished second at the United States Olympic Team Trials in the women...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I started swimming lessons when I was 3 years old, and began to compete when I was 6. All of that time, all of the years between then and now, has been in preparation for what's to come. I've climbed the ladder, and fallen down a rung or two at times,...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I was recently taught that all swimmers, no matter their stroke or distance, have practices that are less than appealing. Whether you’re distance, sprint, stroke, or IM group, your teammates in other groups are working just as hard. Even if their set ...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern When it comes to meet day, focusing on the task at hand - the day's races - can sometimes be difficult. Down on deck, it can be easy to become distracted by your surroundings. You could be at a new pool, or a higher-level meet than you’ve participate....

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern I’ve had the opportunity of swimming with two young ladies the last few years, Marissa Marion and Abby Haaksma, swimmers for Eastern Michigan University and Olivet Nazarene University, respectively, who have returned to our shared club team in Rockfor...

By Kennedy Cutler, Swimming World College Intern There is a six-week period between returning from spring break and the end of the school year that many refer to as spring training. It’s the time of year where most swimmers don’t have a big meet coming up and you can put all your focus into the fine...