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High school swimmer is never far from the water; in fact, he is saving lives Posted on: 7:47 pm, May 14, 2014, by Courtney King   CUDAHY (WITI) — A high school swimmer who has made it to the state championship several times is hard at work in the water — even when he’s on summer break! “When I came into it, I wasn’t expecting to save lives, but when I got into it — it really changed me,” Tristan Grams said. Grams is a senior swimmer at Cudahy High School....

“She will always be watching me swim:” Star H.S. swimmer lost aunt to cancer Posted on: 8:00 pm, May 22, 2014, by Courtney King CUDAHY (WITI) — Most student-athletes stick with a sport because they either excel at it or really enjoy it. St. Thomas More senior Kelly Howell swims for both reasons — but there’s a third reason why Howell is sticking with swimming, and that is inspiring others. “It is hard — especially because we were really close, but I know she will always be looking down and watching...

  back to breast  instructions  &  video  Adam Mania   Back to Breast Crossover Turn: Video and Drill 1 1 5/19/2014     by Russell Mark // National Team High Performance Consultant 1 The crossover turn is the fastest back-to-breast transition, used by mostly all U.S. Olympians, such as 200 IM World Record Holder Ariana Kukors seen above.  At minimum, it is 0.3 seconds faster than a traditional open turn. On the middle turn of a 200 free race, would you do an open turn when everyone else does a...

Triathlete Haele Jasen has been selected to race for Team USA at the PATCO Champs in Dallas, TX on May 31!  Haele will be racing against a strong field of jr women from North, Central and South America in the Pan Am Championships. Link to ITU site Link to host site

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  Jorgensen Captures Gold for Back-to-Back WTS Yokohama Titles May 17, 2014 by USA Triathlon   YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. National Team member and 2012 Olympian Gwen Jorgensen picked up her first ITU World Triathlon Series title of the year and second-straight win in Yokohama on Saturday. Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.) posted the winning time of 1 hour, 58 minutes, 38 seconds on the standard 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course. She posted the fastest run of the day (33:43) to surge ahead 3 kilometers into the final leg to...

Adam Mania and A Spicy Mix of Former Wisconsin Swimmers Create Hot (By Ziggy) Music ps. (Dan Hansher plays a significant role)   0 Christina Wright | May 15th, 2014 | Featured, News, SwimJams Adam Mania and a group with deep Schroeder YMCA ties have formed a band - and they rock pretty hard. Archive Photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com More SwimJams Adam Mania and A Spicy Mix of Former Wisconsin Swimmers Create Hot (By Ziggy) Music USC Swimming & Diving Promo Video Will Rock Your Face Off Camana Bay Aquatic Club...

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  Master coach Bob Gillett paid Schroeder a visit this week.  He is working with our team on the basics of great underwater kicking.  Tonight's session was very informative and packed with great information.  Schroeder gets this service from USA Swimming as an acknowledgement of our team's performance in the recent years.  Bob coached USA Gold Medalist Misty Hyman.