Swimming World Biweekly: Lessons From Coaching Legends Revealed!

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15 THINGS SWIMMERS ARE TIRED OF HEARING
by Allison Peters
Swimmers hear questions all the time from non- swimmers. These are the ones we’re tired of.

5 PIECES OF ADVICE FROM A COLLEGE SWIMMER
by Katlynn Emaus
Cutting the strings from club swimming and becoming a college swimmer can be difficult. There are valuable relationships formed from the time spent with those people from your club team that are hard to let go of.

5 WAYS TO MENTALLY STAY AFLOAT IN THE POOL
by Seren Jones
Too often, swimmers forget about the most vital aspect of sport: the mind. We train as hard as we can year-round to ensure success, only to stand behind the block and realise that we have failed to exercise our the most powerful aspect.

OLYMPIAN CLAIRE DONAHUE SETS WORLD RECORDS IN MASTERS SWIMMING DEBUT
by Jeff Commings
Claire Donahue made her Masters swimming debut with two world records in the 25-29 age group.

TONY AZEVEDO NAMED PAC 12 WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
by Jeff Commings
The Pac 12 conference picked the best water polo play- ers from the conference’s 100 year history naming Tony Azevedo as the Water Polo Player of the Century.

SWIMMERS WITHOUT BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES ADJUST TO SWIMMING IN THE US
by Courtney Bartholomew
Sam Perry was excited to get in the water and begin his swim career at Stanford University. It was only a matter of minutes until he began swimming 50s and collided with one of his teammates swimming on the “wrong” side of the lane.

6 SIMPLE LESSONS FROM COACHING LEGENDS YOU SHOULD IMPLEMENT NOW
by Wayne Goldsmith
This year I’ve had the great honor and privilege to attend and speak at three of world’s most prestigious and important swimming coaching conferences: I came away with 6 Simple Lessons From Coaching Legends You Should Implement Now.

ILLINOIS MASTERS RELAY, 90-YEAR-OLD TOM MAINE SET MASTERS WORLD RECORDS
by Jeff Commings
The one-day short course meters meet held at the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center produced four Masters world records, including two from a fast foursome from Illinois and two from 90-year-old Tom Maine.

NO VIRAL TESTING OF OPEN WATER VENUES FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPICS?
by Brent Rutemiller
Despite recommendations from several organizations to test for viruses in the Rio waters that are often exposed to human-sewage, it appears that the Rio Olympic Orga- nizing Committee has ruled out conducting the tests.

A CALL FOR MANDATED CHILDHOOD HEART CHECK-UPS
by Sophia Chiang
As a swimmer who has struggled, and continues to struggle with a heart condition, hearing about athletes suffering from cardiac episodes, or worse, sudden cardiac death, holds a particular nightmarish horror for me.

4 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD START KICKBOXING
by Julia Cunningham
Has there ever been a form of training, non-swimming, that you love as much as swimming? I found one this summer– kickboxing.

INDIANAPOLIS RETURNS TO ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES; 2015-2016 DATES ANNOUNCED
by Jeff Commings
Indianapolis is returning to the list of cities hosting a stop on the Arena Pro Swim Series in the lead-up to the Olympic Trials.

DIVER KRISTIN DAY NAMED NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR
by Jeff Commings
Kristin Day, a former diver for Division II Clarion University, was selected as the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year, making her the first diver to be honored and the eighth aquatic sports athlete to receive the honor since the NCAA began the award in 1991.

ALAIN BERNARD: FULL-BODY SWIMSUITS WILL RETURN TO POOL SWIMMING
by Jeff Commings
Alain Bernard has been out of the spotlight since retiring from competitive swimming in 2012, but he recently sat down for an interview with Swimbiz.it to talk about a wide range of topics that could get people talking about him again.

BRITISH SWIMMING’S 2016 OLYMPIC TRI- ALS WILL ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO 2020
by Jeff Commings
The main focus of the British Olympic Swimming Trials next April in Glasgow will be to pick Great Britain’s Olympic team for the Rio Games. But it will also serve
as an opportunity to begin identifying young athletes who could be the next leaders of the sport at the
2020 Olympics.

USA SWIMMING RELEASES FOUR-DAY OLYMPIC TRIALS TICKET PACKAGES
by Jeff Commings
Time is running out to get tickets for the 2016 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, and now that USA Swimming has officially opened sales for four-day ticket packages, seats will fill up quickly for the year’s biggest domestic swim meet.