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Clubs, Colleges, & Universities
Links to swimming clubs and teams, college and university teams, and school teams around the world.

The Race Club - Professional Swimming
Started by multiple Olympic Swimming Gold medal winner Gary Hall Jr., The Race Club is designed to pool talented male and female swimmers from around the world that have a shot at representing their country at the Olympics.

Find a Team or Pool
Sites to help you find pools, beaches, or teams anywhere in the world.

Help for Novice Swimmers
Are you a beginner, a swimmer looking for some basic swimming ideas to help you learn to swim, or still thinking of yourself as a novice swimmer but want to learn a little more swimming technique? Some of these will get you splashing through the pool with a purpose.

Technique - Starts, Turns, & Strokes
Suggestions for swimmers to help become more efficient, learn new skills, or develop your old ones.

Workouts and Training Plans for Swimmers
Ideas and tips on planning your own practices and actual workouts you can take with to the pool.

Dryland Exercise
Ways to exercise out of the pool to help you improve your strength, stamina, or endurance for swimming.

Nutrition for Swimmers & Other Athletes
Food tips and information to keep swimmers and other athletes fueled for top performance.

Injury Management & Prevention
A look at common swimming injuries, how you might have gotten hurt, and how you could recover.

Sports Psychology
Sport psychology, mental, self image, and motivation tools for aquatic athletes - swimmers.

Swimming Science
A scientific approach to the aquatic sports.

Conversion Tools
If I go 1:00 for a 100 yard freestyle, what is my time for the 100 meter freestyle in a 50 meter pool? The only true way to know is to swim it; these links will give you a general idea of what your time might be.

Swimming Pools and Spas
Information on above ground and inground swimming pool and spa design, construction, and maintenance.

Graphics and Art
Swimming clipart, animation, screen savers, pictures, photography, and artwork with a swimming or aquatic theme.

Family Swimming
A collection of links on swimming for families, kids, and parents

Pregnancy & Swimming
Precautions and recommendations on ways to continue your exercise regimen while pregnant.

Open Water Swimming
If you want to "do it with out walls" these are some places to start.

Famous Swimmers & Swim History
Biographies, websites, and stories of swimmers, divers, water polo players, swim coaches, and other aquatic figures and the swimming history of aquatics, swimming, and swimmers.

Masters Swimming
Sites and information for adult swimmers.

Swimming Animals - Dolphins & Others
Swimming with dolphins looks like fun, and may have some other benefits, too. But is it safe for the dolphin? And how about those other swimming animals!

General Olympic Aquatic Information
Various sources of information about the swimming and diving sports in the Olympic games. Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Syncrhonized Swimming, Triathlon, and the Modern Pentathlon.

Results from Meets Around the Globe
Results for regional, national, and international competitions.

Rankings, Qualifying Times, & Records
Sources of national and world rankings, qualifying times for national meets, national reportable times, age group motivational times, and national and world records.

Swim Camps
Looking for more ways to improve or a place to take your team? Maybe a swim camp is right for you.

Other Aquatic Sports
More sports that require some swimming ability!

Diving - platform, springboard, cliff...
Information on the aquatic sport of diving, from governing bodies to helpful technique tips. Have something I should add? Send it to me - <swimming.guide@about.com>

Fin Swimming
The sport of fin swimming is fast and exciting - and you can learn more about it here.

Safety, Lifeguards, and Lifesaving
Resources on pool safety and other related topics, including lifeguarding and lifesaving information.

Synchronized Swimming
Want to know more about synchronized swimming - check here.

Water Aerobics - Aqua Aerobics
Links to Water Aerobics and other types of Aquatic Exercise

Triathlons
Links to triathlon training and racing tips, teams, clubs, rules and governing bodies.

Software, Electronics, and Stopwatches
Tools and software to help manage practices, meets, teams, and clubs and to have fun with swimming.

Equipment
Equipment to help you look like a pro or swim better. At the very least, some of these will distract you while you complete your workouts.

Top Picks
Top Picks from the About Swimming Guide. Did I miss one of your favorites? Let me know.

About Swimming Videostore
Browse videos selected by your Swimming Guide.

About Swimming Bookstore
Browse books selected by your Swimming Guide.

Coaching Information
Resources for coaches and on coaching swimming.

Doping and Drugs in Swimming
Articles and discussions on the insidious use of performance enhancing substances in swimming.

Magazines and Journals
Journals aimed at all levels and aspects of water fitness, from swimming through aerobics.

NGB's, Organizations, and Associations
National and international ruling bodies, organizations, associations, and groups in aquatics.

Rules and Officials Information
National and international rules for swimming races and other resources for officials.

Submit Your Information or Article
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About.com Related Links
Links to other sites on About.com with interesting or useful information related to aquatics.

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