• Contact Laura Hamel via e-mail at laurahamel, lhamel, laura

Swimming Achievements for Laura Hamel:

• Meet results for Laura Hamel (167 swims)
• Top Ten achievements (13 individual, 54 relay)
• All American Honors (1 pool individual, 5 pool relay swims)

USMS Service & Recognition for Laura Hamel:

• Current USMS National Positions Held:
  Editor-in-Chief (EMail)
• SWIMMER magazine contributions and references:
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Tech Suits Add Flavor, But Swimmers Bring the Juice"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "A Trio of Miracles"
  • January-February 2013 Issue: "Underwater Music"
  • January-February 2013 Issue: "Cool New Stuff"
  • January-February 2013 Issue: "Recently Read: A Door in the Ocean"
  • November-December 2012 Issue: "Swim Gadgets"
  • November-December 2012 Issue: "Swimming in Technology"
  • November-December 2012 Issue: "Recently Read: The Underwater Window"
  • September-October 2012 Issue: "Swimming in Social Media"
  • September-October 2012 Issue: "Polyester Training Suits"
  • July-August 2012 Issue: "Triathletes and Swimmers"
  • July-August 2012 Issue: "Kickboards"
  • May-June 2012 Issue: "Tech Suits"
  • May-June 2012 Issue: "Olympic Moments"
  • May-June 2012 Issue: "Swimmer Writers Publish Works"
  • March-April 2012 Issue: "Family"
  • March-April 2012 Issue: "Recently Read: Open Water Swimming"
  • January-February 2012 Issue: "Change"
  • January-February 2012 Issue: "Dryland Resistance Cords"
  • November-December 2011 Issue: "What's Your Word?"
  • November-December 2011 Issue: "In-Water Resistance Training"
  • September-October 2011 Issue: "Sports Nutrition Part II: (Electrolyte Replacement and Recovery)"
  • September-October 2011 Issue: "Fear of Water"
  • September-October 2011 Issue: "2-Minute Tune-up: Ed Moses"
  • July-August 2011 Issue: "Inspiration"
  • July-August 2011 Issue: "Sports Nutrition--Part I (Bars)"
  • July-August 2011 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-Up: Don't Forget the Up-Kick"
  • July-August 2011 Issue: "Masters Swimmers in Bookstores Near You"
  • May-June 2011 Issue: "Pull Buoys"
  • May-June 2011 Issue: "Teammates"
  • May-June 2011 Issue: "On Deck with ... Nancy Brown"
  • March-April 2011 Issue: "Wetsuits"
  • March-April 2011 Issue: "Shaken, Stirred and Sorry"
  • March-April 2011 Issue: "Gadget Watch"
  • March-April 2011 Issue: "Recently Read: Open Water Swimming: Lessons from Alcatraz"
  • March-April 2011 Issue: "On Deck with ... Scott Bay"
  • January-February 2011 Issue: "Caps"
  • January-February 2011 Issue: "Product Testing"
  • January-February 2011 Issue: "Recently Read: Fish"
  • January-February 2011 Issue: "On Deck With ... Cokie Lepinski"
  • January-February 2011 Issue: "Jeff Farrell in ESPN The Magazine"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "6 Swimmers, 202 Miles, 102 Hours, 57 Degrees, 0 Wimps"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: John Bauman"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-Up"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "On the Road"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "Grab Bag"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open"
  • November-December 2010 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open: The Seven Seas"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "The Inclusive Sport -- It's All Good!"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Fins"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-Up: Long Reach for the Wall"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: Odd Man Out -- An Autobiography"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "From the Center Lanes"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • September-October 2010 Issue: "Stabilize Your Core"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Tech Suits"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open: Vito Bialla"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: Barry Fasbender"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Happy Anniversary USMS"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-Up: Watch the Fast Swimmers"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Lynn Hazlewood Receives Ransom Arthur Award"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: Trizophrenia - Inside the Minds of a Triathlete"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Gadget Watch: Swimming Apps for Smart Phones"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "From the Center Lanes: Lo Knapp"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • July-August 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: Shape Up!"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Aging Gracefully with USMS"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Product Review: Paddles"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: Mary Beth Windrath"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open: Marcia Cleveland"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: Good Swimming"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "First Ever 360-399 Relay Records"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-up: Aaron Peirsol"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "Web Workout: Marilyn Grindrod"
  • May-June 2010 Issue: "From the Center Lanes: Kenneth Frost"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Hair and Body Products"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Spring Is in the Air"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: Leo Letendre"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Swimming with SEALS"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open: Pool Open Water Training"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "USMS Members Receive Open Water Honors"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "From the Center Lanes"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: "Young Woman and the Sea""
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-up: Keep Your Head Still"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Coaches' Choice: Swimming Anatomy"
  • March-April 2010 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Out in the Open: Combating Chaos"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Goggles"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Swimming for Water"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: Kathy Casey"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "The Swimming Race"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "From the Center Lanes"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Recently Read: "With a Single Step""
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Train Your Brain?"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-Up: Breaststroke Pull-Down and Arm Recovery"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Swimming for "65 Roses""
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • January-February 2010 Issue: "Guinness Book Relay Attempt Scheduled for April"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Out in the Open: How to Swim in Cold Water"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "The Swimming Subculture"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Swim for the Future, Swim for the Past"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "KT Tape: Not Just for Elite Athletes Anymore"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "From the Center Lanes"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Two-Minute Tune-up: Power from the Hips"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Recently Viewed: Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Surfer's Ear Strikes Swimmers"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Practitioner Profile: Miller Receives Prestigious FINA Appointment"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "'Stokes' from Different Strokes"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Readers Ask: Warm Pool Water"
  • November-December 2009 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "SWIMMER Hears Your Feedback"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Out in the Open: Preparing for Open Water in the Pool"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Volunteer Profile: Lynn Hazlewood"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Across Time and Distance, Two Swimmers Finally Meet"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "From the Center Lanes: Mike Ross"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "It's All About You: My USMS"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Race for the Oceans"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Your Brain on Sports Drinks"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Recently Viewed: Yoga for Swimmers"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Web Workout"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Proton Pump Inhibitors and Nutrient Depletion"
  • September-October 2009 Issue: "Practitioner Profile: Bronwyn Lewis"
  • July-August 2009 Issue: Featured in "New Professionals for Sarasota Headquarters"

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