Author: rokur
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How to choose a school for college swimming
Swimming and Diving recruiting experts Danny Koenig and Jeff Smith breakdown the factors recruits should consider when identifying potential schools for their collegiate experience
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FFT LIVE: Interview with Katie Ledecky
In a private webinar with NCAP, Coaches Tim Kelly and Jeremy Lin interview five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky!
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Stories from Swimmers: Carl Weigley
Coach Carl tells a story about how he almost quit swimming and having a coach who believed him made all the difference.
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Stay strong at home with Team Speedo’s Freya Anderson
Check out one of the partner workouts that Great Britain swim star Freya Anderson has been doing whilst the pools and gyms are closed.
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Billings Aquatic Club stays in shape, turns focus to 2021
The Stingrays have produced some elite swimmers, including two competing for a spot at the Olympic Trials. I caught up with the Billings Aquatic Club to see how they’re staying in shape, even if no pools are open.
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How Penny Oleksiak is managing life in isolation with a tip from Michael Phelps
A Michael Phelps book recommendation resonates with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak more than ever these days. Oleksiak has read Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now” multiple times since the American swim legend suggested the title to her. The 19-year-old dove back into the book when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her out of the pool in…
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Untold Story Of Armenian Swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan
In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet. Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and despite zero visibility, managed to…