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Beginner Swim Advice

How do I get started with a swim team? (a real story)

By Mac Hancock

There are a lot of questions parents have when thinking about getting their children involved in a new sport. Swimming is no exception. If you have been following this blog,…

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Where to start: summer vs club swimming.

By Mac Hancock
Swim team at practice in Brunswick

If you ever get to watch professional swimmers, its easy to wonder how they got as fast as they are. Where did they start? How did they train? What can…

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Rescue your leaky goggles with one easy trick.

By Mac Hancock

For swimmers, goggles are the most important piece of swim equipment that you can have. Without them, you’re flying blind. Experienced swimmers can oftentimes swim races without goggles because their…

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The most important part of a swim race isn’t above the water…its below.

By Mac Hancock

When you think of swimming, you almost always picture swimmers kicking, splashing, and moving their arms over the water. Although this is definitely a huge aspect of swimming fast, it…

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The secret of the axis.

By Mac Hancock

I started swimming the summer I was 6 years old for the Tidal Waves. After swimming for a variety of teams for 15 more years, I’ve come to learn a…

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