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CYC Invite Psych Sheets & Timelines Out The Estimated Timelines and Psych Sheets for this Saturday's CYC Invitational being held at the Long Center in Clearwater have been released by meet host Carlouel Yacht Club. Don't forget to check back later in the week for your downloadable Heat Sheet for the meet. Click Here to go to the Event Page for this meet and download the information.
10 Olympic Swimmers as Superheroes Yeah, we all know you’ve been saying it, “Missy Franklinis my hero!” or something along those lines. Being a comic book fan myself, I’ve taken it upon myself to ask who these swimmers would be if they were superheroes! ONE Missy Franklin Wonder Woman - This should be very easy to see, they share the same compassion, the same beauty, smarts, and more. This was quite possibly the easiest of comparisons. More Swimming Superheroes
Mike's Mailbag: Moving on Up By Mike Gustafson//Contributor | Monday, April 3, 2017 Howdy Mike! I'm a 16 yr. old sophomore, new to swimming. Unlike many kids who started club swimming at 6, I joined a novice swim team when I was 11. I didn't join club until 2015. I've worked hard, listened to my awesome coaches, and fallen in love with this weird sport. I have gotten a lot faster, especially this last season. Now, I am moving to the gold group, our fastest group, where most kids my age swim....
5 Tips To Conquer Open Water Swimming Estonia’s Henri Kaarma is no stranger to the challenges of open water swimming. The 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year transitioned to open water swimming over seven years ago after a successful career in the pool. And he didn’t choose the easiest path, either. Henri decided to take the ultimate open water challenge and embrace the extreme sport of ice swimming. From slowly getting used to swimming in temperatures colder than 5 degrees Celsius (41 Fahrenheit)… Henri rapidly excelled...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Updated Heat Sheets & More Available for TYCC Meet We apologize forthe confusion but due to some entry confusion we have resubmitted out entries and forced Version 2 of the Heat Sheets to be printed. All the rest of the information you will need for The Tampa Yacht Club PCL Dual Meet next Tuesday (5/9) is also available on the Event Page of this website. Please remember to print Heat Sheet, Version 2, prior to the meet as they will not be available on site. Click...
3 Reasons Why Removing Chlorine After Swimming Is Good For You As swimmers, we can all agree that chlorine is good for keeping pool water safe for swimming. We can also agree that chlorine leaves a stench on our skin that can itch and irritate and leaves our hair and swimsuits lifeless over time. Dr. Andrew Chadeayne, former Princeton swimmer who earned a Ph.D in Chemistry from Cornell University knew swimmers needed a solution that worked. “The reason I developed SwimSpray was so the chlorine could stay in the pool...
Win a Trip For Two To Swimming Worlds in Budapest! Arena, in partnership together with SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, began taking entries for its “Dream Trip for 2 Sweepstakes” on Thursday, three months before the 2017 Swimming Worlds.. More
Warm-up Times, Directions, Heat Sheets & More Available for TYCC Meet All the information you will need for The Tampa Yacht Club PCL Dual Meet next Tuesday (5/9) is available on the Event Page of this website. Please remember to print a Heat Sheet prior to the meet as they will not be available on site. Click Here to go to the Event Page.
Who Are These People And Why Did They DQ My Kid? Courtesy of Elizabeth Wickham As a swim parent, have you ever wondered about the people standing around the pool, by the blocks, at the corners and the 15-meter mark? Some have clipboards or a whistle, and they talk in headsets while walking along the deck, giving hand signals. Who are they and is their sole purpose to DQ our swimmers? The answer to that last question is no. According to Jan Szuszkiewicz, a long-time meet administrator and...
