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Have a good swimming story? Don't keep it to yourself! Created: Saturday, December 03, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimmers, do you have a funny, motivating, or entertaining story to share? Tell your swimming story to rest of the About Swimming community.
Have a good swimming story? Don't keep it to yourself! Created: Saturday, December 03, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimmers, do you have a funny, motivating, or entertaining story to share? Tell your swimming story to rest of the About Swimming community.
Your Favorite Place to Swim Created: Thursday, January 06, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Where is your favorite place to swim? A backyard swimming pool? A public pool? Your school? A beach at the lake or the ocean? A river or a stream? Share your favorite place to swim with other swimm...
Your Favorite Place to Swim Created: Thursday, January 06, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Where is your favorite place to swim? A backyard swimming pool? A public pool? Your school? A beach at the lake or the ocean? A river or a stream? Share your favorite place to swim with other swimm...
Is Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps the Best That Ever Was Created: Saturday, August 04, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Was someone better than Michael Phelps before his time? Will someone in the future be better, or is Phelps the best that ever was and the best that ever will be?
Which Swimmers Will Win Olympic Medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games? Created: Thursday, April 19, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Take your guess at which swimmers will go home as Olympic Swimming Medalists after the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Counting Your Swim Laps - How Do You Do It? Created: Thursday, August 04, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
When you are swimming, how do you count your laps? Share your method with other swimmers!
One Thing You Could Do to Swim Better Created: Monday, May 30, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Given the choice to do anything you are capable of doing, what would you do to swim better? What one thing would you change about your swimming technique, swimming workout habits, or anything else ...
Anti-Fog Swimming Goggle Ideas - Ways to Make Your Swimming Goggles Anti-Fog Created: Saturday, May 14, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Goggles are practically as required as a swimsuit for lap swimming. But if your swimming goggles do not have built-in anti-fog, or your swimming goggles' anti-fog wears out, what do you to make you...
Favorite Swimming Books - Swimming Technique, Workouts, or Stories About Swimming - Favorite Swimming Books About Swimming Created: Saturday, November 27, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
What is (or are) your favorite book related to swimming? A technique guide? A workout book? A book featuring swimming-related stories or swimming history? Share the titles and something about your ...
Key Elements of Breaststroke Swimming Technique - Breaststroke Swimming Technique Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming breaststroke. Fast hands, wide, narrow, lunge, press out. How do you describe the elements of breaststroke?
Key Elements of Backstroke Swimming Technique - Backstroke Swimming Technique Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming backstroke. Kick, still head, shoulder roll, pinky first entry. How do you describe the elements of backstroke?
Key Elements of Freestyle Swimming Technique - Freestyle Swimming Technique Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming freestyle. Long arms, high elbows, rotate your hips, kick. How do you describe the elements of freestyle?
Butterfly Swimming Technique Tips - How Do You Describe Butterfly Swimming Created: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming butterfly . Up, down, high hips, kick, don't kick too much. How do you describe the elements of butterfly?e?
Closing Your Swimming Pool for the Season Created: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
The main purpose in winterizing your inground swimming pool is to protect it from damage due to freezing water. Another is to keep it as clean as possible for the next season. Closing your swim poo...
Odd and Interesting Facts About Swimming and Swimmers - Swimming Trivia Created: Thursday, September 24, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Trivia, odd facts, and interesting tidbits of information about swimming.
How Often Do You Swim - Why Do You Swim - Swimmers, Tell Us What You Swim and Why You Swim Created: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Why do you swim? Share it with us!
Swimming Games at the Pool or the Beach Created: Saturday, September 05, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming is not supposed to be just an exercise - it should be fun, too. One way to add more fun to the water is to play an organized game. Many games that can be played on land adapt well to the w...
Is Swimming a Good Exercise for Weight Loss? Created: Sunday, May 23, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
There is no doubt that swimming is good exercise, and you can burn about 500 calories per hour when you swim. Is swimming a good exercise choice if your primary goal is to lose body weight? Apparen...
Is USA Swimming Doing Enough to Protect Swimmers from Sexual Predators? What is USA Swimming Doing to Protect Swimmers from Sexual Predators? Created: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
USA Swimming's Executve Director, Chuck Wielgus, issued a statement on 13 April 2010 on "Discussing Sexual Misconduct and Child Protection" - is USA Swimming doing enough to protect swimmers from s...
Swim Lesson Teaching Time and Space Issues - Keep Parents At A Distance During Swim Lessons? Created: Thursday, January 28, 2010 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
A swim teacher and swim coach in England, Shev Gul, is trying to get people to realize, respect, and formally make the teaching of swim lessons a health and safety issue that needs to be done in a ...
What Does It Cost To Swim - Can You Afford To Keep Swimming - Can You Save Money and Keep Swimming Created: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Financial cutbacks are everywhere. Have they changed your or your family's swimming? Have you done anything to save money or stretch your budget so you can still swim? Do you have any money-saving ...
Share Your Swim T-shirt Slogan Created: Monday, March 23, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimmers and swim t-shirts. Hard to have one without the other. I can remember seeing hundreds of different swimming t-shirt slogans at any one swim meet. Do you have a favorite slogan or t-shirt s...
What Do You Do to Swim Better in a Triathlon? Created: Friday, March 20, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
The swim leg of a triathlon is not the most important leg, but it needs to be good enough to get you to the bike and the run. What do you do to get better at the swim leg of a triathlon?
How Has Swimming Been Good for You? Created: Friday, March 20, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming is a healthy activity, with many benefits. What have you found to be helpful or good for you from swimming?
Things You Do To Swim Better Created: Thursday, March 19, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
What have you done to be a better swimmer? Drills? Favorite workouts? Share your ideas and tips with other swimmers to help them swim better.
Share Your Freestyle Swim Drills to Improve a Swimmer's Swimming Technique Created: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Swimming drills are are specific movements, done repetitively, to get your technique "in the groove." They can help you get more efficient and they can help you become a faster swimmer. Generally i...
Help a Fellow Swimmer With a Swim Training Workout Plan for Novice Swimmers - 8 Weeks to Increased Swimming Fitness in the Pool With These Workouts Created: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Do you have some feedback on swim training that could help another swimmer? Share your swim tips and ideas here. You are a swimmer, and have the basics of a swimming workout figured out and want to...
Watersport - What Sports Do You Do for Fun or Fitness in or on the Water? Created: Sunday, May 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
What is watersport (or water sport)? A waterpsort is a sport you do in the water - of course. Think of the word watersport and often swimming or boating comes to mind, but there are many, many wate...
How Clean is Your Swimming Pool? Created: Friday, June 12, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Have you gone to the local swimming pool and found it to be a disappointing mess? A little dirty? Sparkling clean? What are your experiences at the local pool, and how have you addressed them? Do y...
What Watersport Do You Do for Fun or Fitness in the Water? Created: Sunday, May 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Think of the word watersport and often swimming or boating comes to mind, but there are many, many water sports in the world of watersport. What sports do you do in the water?
Are Super Swim Suits Good or Bad? Created: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 01, 2013
Should swim meets be about swimmers or swim suits? Have the super swim suits of 2008-2009 changed swimming forever? If so, can what has been done be undone? What is your take on all of it? Let us k...

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