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Can I Swim After Getting My Ears Pierced?

Any kind of piercing, whether the traditional earlobe kind or on a less common location on the body, can expand your world of jewelry and accessorizing fun. But they can also open a chance of infection. And swimming can increase your risk of developing infections after a piercing.

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How to Catch a Wave in Open Water Swimming

There’s no feeling like catching a wave into shore and surging onto the beach.

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How You Can Achieve Peak Swimming Fitness After Turning 40

Gone are the days when turning 40 meant you were “over the hill.” Now, 40 is the new 30, and for many of us, we’re just hitting our stride as we enter our fourth decade.

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Ask the Coach: Mark Stori

Friday morning is sprint freestyle day at Santa Barbara Masters. Whether the majority of those attending favor distance, the 200 backstroke, or the 400 IM, everyone is working on speed that day under Coach Mark Stori.

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How to Do Breaststroke Kick

You may struggle to perfect your breaststroke kick because of how different it is from flutter and butterfly kick. Here are the key skills for developing an effective breaststroke kick and how to improve those skills, so you can swim a faster and easier breaststroke.

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Swimming May Be Your Brain's Best Defense Against Aging

Many Masters swimmers are maturing into the demographic in which dementia becomes more common, and they should consider when and how they might be able to continue swimming even as their cognitive abilities change.

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Living the Good Life

Anthony Kung is succeeding as an actor in Hollywood and racking up Top 10 times in breaststroke events. The heart of his truth comes from experience. The pool, and his close-knit community of Rose Bowl Masters, anchor the best parts of his life.

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Finding Refuge in the Water

Learning to swim has been a triumph for a group of Muslim women in MInnesota who previously had difficulty finding somewhere they could remain adherent to their faith while also overcoming their fear of water.

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Charlemagne the Swimmer

The near-mythical European leader, also known as Carolus Magnus, Charles I, Karl der Große, and Charles the Great, was healthy—despite a tendency to eat a little too much roast meat—perhaps because of swimming.

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Volunteer Profile: Britta O'Leary

When Britta O’Leary was 5 years old, her parents unsuccessfully tried to teach her how to swim. But when they put her in a swim club, she turned out to be good at it. 

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What to Expect When You Undergo Rotator Cuff Repair

Recovering from rotator cuff surgery can feel like a long, lonely road. Here’s what the recovery process looks like and how you can ease your way back into swimming without risking reinjury.

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Tomato, Red Bell Pepper, and Cucumber Salad

Hydration is essential for your health and performance, and 20% of your hydration comes from the food you eat. This recipe includes seasonal foods packed with water.

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