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World Environment Day 2021 – Our love to Blue

While we embrace the green this World Environment Day, let’s give a special hug to the blue as well. Water, after all, comprises 70% of the planet.  Engaging with water (and what better way than swimming) is the best way we

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World Environment Day 2020

In Geography class we have all marveled at the beauty of our blue planet, and been awed by the fact that our Earth is 70% water. If it is, like the proverb goes – “water, water everywhere” – isn’t it time

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Let’s Go Splashing!

After over 1.5 years, swimming pools are finally opening up for all activities. This has been the most exciting development for all of us. We look forward to the familiar sounds of splashing and squeals of delight at swimming pools. To

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International Swimming League 2020 – An Introduction

The International Swimming League is a one of its kind swimming’s premier professional competition. It is a showcase event with over 300 of the world’s best swimmers. However, it has slipped under the radar in India. Be it the lack of

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International Swimming League – Preview

In a couple of days the Budapest bubble will come to an end and with that the second season of the International Swimming League. Organised at a time where high-level swimming events have been cancelled, including the Olympic Games, here is

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Indian swimming at the 2018 Asian Games

The 18th Edition of the Asian Games brought a lot of cheers for the Indian contingent. Sadly, the Swimming team slipped under the radar. The lack of a medal should not come to define the performance of our swim team. An

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Teachers Day Special: Teaching lessons in the times of Covid

This Teachers Day, Swimming Matters explores how the Covid19 pandemic and continued lockdowns on swimming pools have affected, impacted or even inspired swim teachers. These are stories of evolution – about how this thoroughly unprecedented and unexpected situation changed them as

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‘You Matter’ – Celebrating Swim Teachers’ well-being on Teachers Day 2019

In a first-of-its-kind training session for swim teachers, Swimming Matters hosted “You Matter”, a special session focused on swim teachers’ well-being, to celebrate Teachers’ Day on Sept 8 at Group Therapy Studio in Bangalore. Maya Menon, one of India’s leading teacher

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Father’s Day Special: Heartfelt Musings from Swim Dads

We wish all swim dads a happy Father’s Day! Fathers are special. Their love, care and support are the pillars of strength that motivate swimmers to take the plunge and achieve their potential. We celebrate Father’s Day with heartwarming stories from

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Friendship Day: What do swim friends do?

This blog post is contributed by Khushi Dinesh. Khushi is an international swimmer, who has been swimming since she was three years old. Based out of Bangalore, Khushi is a student of Science at Sophia High School. So what is friendship?

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