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Lake Placid: My first 2.4-mile swim
posted on July 27, 2010 at 1:11pm
The freak out began as soon as we arrived at the beach. Mirror Lake was already hopping before 8 a.m. on Saturday with Ironman athletes getting in a last swim to keep fresh while others not racing the following the day were getting in some quality trainin...more
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Marathon swimming: Surviving open water
posted on July 21, 2010 at 9:46am
There’s something alluring about open water swimming.
Granted it was, and continues to be, the hardest part of triathlon for me. It’s scary. It’s hard. It’s lonely. And yet there are times out in the open water when swimming is peaceful, free an...more
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Jenny Thompson: still a heroine
posted on July 9, 2010 at 4:09pm
I've always admired Jenny Thompson. It could probably go without saying that she is one of the greatest female athletes ever. But Thompson—a bright, independent-thinking woman—also helped cultivate a new archetype for the 21st-century athletic woman; ...more
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Race Report: Welland Triathlon
posted on June 28, 2010 at 9:44am
The smile just wouldn’t leave my face. For a brief moment I had flashes of Chrissie Wellington, the three-time defending Ironman Champion who always seems to be wearing an infectious smile during the most grueling parts of her races.
Of course, I wasn...more
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Water temperature, wetsuits and adventure
posted on June 25, 2010 at 10:02am
The email prompted some furious googling. The official prerace report from the Welland Triathlon appeared in my inbox this morning and right at the top of the information was a note on water temperature.
“We expect that once again wetsuits will be opti...more
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Small craft advisory or The joys of open water swimming
posted on June 17, 2010 at 8:32am
The tears had already started. So had the thought of dry heaving. And it was only 9:30 in the morning.
This is what open water swimming can do to me.
I was in panic mood en route to a complete nutty. Tonight would be my first open water swim since racin...more
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What do USA Swimming and the Catholic Church have In common?
posted on June 16, 2010 at 1:14pm
Answer: A big disgusting sex scandal, that’s what.For several months USA Swimming has been embroiled in lawsuits and accusations related to their lax oversight of and response to numerous instances of male coach sexual misconduct with young female swimm...more
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The last day of swim practice
posted on June 10, 2010 at 11:10am
He looked over at me, gently shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
Swim Master Greg and nothing left to say.
It’s not that he gives up, it’s just that he doesn’t understand why I’m not moving faster through the water.
This, believe it or n...more
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Why milk?
posted on June 1, 2010 at 5:10pm
The benefits women—female athletes in particular—reap from strength training are well-established. A new study shows, however, that drinking milk after lifting weights enhances and accelerates them.
Thus, as if it needed confirmation, we see now that...more
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For the love of swimming
posted on May 27, 2010 at 11:34am
I knew going into triathlon that, of the three sports, the swim would be my weakest link. And I knew, after training in 2009 for my first Ironman, that I’d have some ground to make up on the bike and run because I wasn’t about to get out of the water ...more
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It’s time to kick off summer swim team
posted on May 21, 2010 at 12:53pm
Summer is right around the corner – literally – with thousands of pools marking the beginning of summer Memorial Day weekend and summer swim teams starting practice. Summer swim team has got to be one of my favorite activities of the year. Some of my ...more
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Catastrophic swims
posted on May 20, 2010 at 8:49pm
In all honesty, I was hoping for an easy workout. It was my transition day. Technically, transition day is the last day of vacation, but in my world, it’s the bridge day — the day when I’m home from travels, starting to scroll through the work email...more
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Vintage Sports: 1919 Australian Women Swim Team
posted on May 20, 2010 at 3:14pm
Women and girls’ participation in sports has come a LONG way over the years. Check out this photo of the Australian Women’s Swim Team from 1919.
While I am not sure of the actual athletes featured in the photo, it is quite possible that both Fanny ...more
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Win a Copy of Dara Torres' New Book
posted on May 18, 2010 at 9:28am
We have 5 copies of Dara Torres' new book Gold Medal Fitness to give away!
TO WIN:
There are THREE ways to enter and you can enter as MANY times as you want:
Post a comment on this post (below).
Send this tweet.
Post on our Facebook Page tellin...more
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Natalie Coughlin kicks off her weekend in Charlotte with Gold
posted on May 16, 2010 at 4:41pm
USA Swimming’s Golden Girl, Natalie Coughlin, is back in the water after taking an extended break following the 2008 Olympics. Her extended break even included a stint on Dancing With The Stars, but its clear, Natalie’s real talent is in the water.
S...more
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Muslim Women are taking part in aqua-aerobic and swimming events
posted on May 10, 2010 at 1:08pm
All these year’s Muslim females have faced the problem of finding an appropriate swimwear which adheres to the Koran, which requires a woman to cover everything except her face, hands and feet.
The swimwears available in the market were either not targ...more
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OCR and Kansas reach agreement over Title IX complaint
posted on May 7, 2010 at 3:02pm
According to news reports, the University of Kansas and the Office of Civil Right have agreed that KU will document its Title IX compliance, in resolution to a complaint that KU violates Title IX by discriminating against men in the distribution of athlet...more
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Interview with Dara Torres
posted on May 5, 2010 at 9:26pm
(Photo credit: Andrea Mead Cross)Dara Torres is busy promoting her new book Gold Medal Fitness, which was just released this week, but she took the time to answer our interview questions in honor of Mother's Day. Torres has won nine Olympic medals, four ...more
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Swimming with Olympians at the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic
posted on April 26, 2010 at 10:14am
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A few weeks ago we signed my daughter up for the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic that was being held at the pool she trains at. She was so excited to get to swim with Olympians Kate Ziegler ...more
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Links Worth Noting
posted on April 25, 2010 at 10:28am
So it has been a bit quiet at Sports Girls Play for the past few weeks. I have been crazy busy! It seems like just about every weekend recently has been consumed by a gymnastics meet (either me coaching or going to watch my daughter compete), a swim meet ...more
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UC Davis announces cuts
posted on April 17, 2010 at 10:56am
As expected, UC Davis will be cutting four sports due to the extreme budget shortfalls being experienced by California schools. Women's rowing, men's wrestling, men's track and field, and men's swimming and diving will not be on the slate of varsity sport...more
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I can no longer feel my arms
posted on April 13, 2010 at 6:54am
The big red plastic swim paddles were sitting for me at the edge of my lane, just waiting for me to finish my warm up so that I could slip their silicone strap over my wrist and attach them to my wrist.
It had been a while since I was actually able to at...more
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Just keep swimming through it
posted on April 6, 2010 at 7:39am
The potential for panic began the moment I entered the pool. The lights were terrible low. In fact only a few choice lights were turned on, yet the lifeguard sat at the desk and my fellow swimmers were turning laps.
“Mood lighting?” I asked the lifeg...more
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Swimmer Chloe Sutton Wins Gold at Columbus Grand Prix
posted on April 2, 2010 at 7:03pm
Move over Natalie Coughlin, there is a new star in my 8 year old daughter’s eyes – Chloe Sutton. We watched Chloe win the 800m and 200m freestyle during Day 1 of the Columbus Grand Prix (televised on Universal Sports) and she is star struck. My da...more
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And cue the clutter in my brain
posted on March 24, 2010 at 5:32pm
The pool yards were calling today. Swim Master Greg decided that I needed to work on my distance today and handed me a 3100 yard workout that had me exhausted just looking at it.
Right after a short 500-yard warmup came the mother load of the schedule ...more
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