Category: Competitive Swimming
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Why Pool (Combined) Chlorine is Harmful
November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month – a time to promote good lung health and raise awareness for the second most common cancer in both men and women and the leading cause of cancer death. There’s a common misconception that lung cancer only affects the elderly or smokers, but anyone is at risk. So, whether…
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University-Level Swimming 101
School is back in session, which means university swimming and diving teams have officially begun training for the winter season. Since the swimming season just around the corner, here’s a quick roundup of the everything you need to know about university swimming: When In university competition, the swimming season runs from late September to April.…
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Recap: 2017 FINA Swimming World Championships
Every four years, the swimming performances at the Summer Olympic Games usually overshadows the following biennial FINA World Championships. However, the 2017 FINA World Championships hosted record-breaking swimming performances each day of the competition. In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights from the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. Legendary Katie…
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Why you should drink more water – even when you’re swimming!
March 2017 marks the 37th annual National Nutrition Month. This year’s blog focuses on one of the most important aspects of healthy living: hydration. Why drink more water? Our bodies are made up of 60 to 70 percent water and every metabolic process that occurs in our bodies involves H2O. There is a plethora of…
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Celebrating female swimmers for International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day — a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In this blog we celebrate the athletic achievements of the best female swimmers since the first official days of women’s swimming over 100 years ago. Women’s swimming became internationally recognized in 1912. This list of…
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Cryptosporidium outbreaks trigger warnings for pools & patrons in Australia
Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is a serious and highly contagious parasitic infection, and instances of Crypto in public pools are on the rise. In December alone, 149 cases of Crypto were detected in Australia, mostly in children younger than 10 years old. Crypto outbreaks are not new to the country and continent of Australia; in 1998, a…
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Want to swim faster? Trying using this technique
To improve speed, swimmers should spread their fingers slightly apart and rake the water, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics, found the best results were seen with a 10-degree spreading of the fingers. Using computer simulations and 3d-printed models in wind tunnels, researchers assessed five levels of…