College Swimming in Minnesota
Whether it’s high school, college or club swimming, officials are an integral part of the equation. These fine men and women often are seen as just the people that blow the whistle, sound the horn, or enforce the rules. They do so, so much more! When I look back on my time as a swimmer, […]
MSV Summer Focus #3: Officiating Read More »
by Kirk Erickson We all have our favorite foods and recipes; but, I wanted to provide a few keys to being successful with your nutrition. Follow these tips to keep what can be a very complicated topic as simple as possible! #1 – Have a strategy While you don’t need a strategy per say, you
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by Natalie Strauss Early morning practice? Up early for meet warm ups? This egg bake is the perfect make ahead meal to get you going and fuel your swims. Featuring ingredients that are often on hand or shelf stable it makes for easy meal prep and warms up great for days. One of the best
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by Sam Engel Both Sauk Rapids and Sartell high school swim teams have maintained their competitiveness after moving from Class A to Class AA in recent years. Each of those teams has a Top 10 State or True Team State finish, and several athletes with All State honors despite being some of the smallest schools
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Great opportunities for amazing summer swim experiences
Summer Swim Camps in Minnesota: Register now! Read More »
I love summer swim camps and there are a plethora of great offerings in the state throughout June and July, but there is always that down time in early August where swimming takes a little break. For many, that break is time to decompress, get the hair back to somewhat of a normal state, or
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Fresh off a trifecta of Championship college meets last week (MIACs, NSICs, and Liberal Arts), we move into two more this week. The Minnesota Women’s Swim and Dive team begins competition in West Lafayette, IN at he B1G Championships. The Gophers have consistently been ranked nationally in the top 25 and should throw down some
Two Exciting Conference Championship Meets This Week Read More »
Another college conference championship featuring Minnesota colleges will take place next week, The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will take place Wednesday February 14th through Saturday February 17th. The meet is women’s teams only and will take place at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Teams competing on the women’s side will be
2024 NSIC Championships Preview Read More »
All swim meets are fun in their own way, but my favorites are college conference championship meets. Hands down, they have the best team energy, the fans are always loud and engaged and the swimming and diving performances are legit Starting Wednesday February 14th the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will hold their annual championship at
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Minnesota Swim and Vibe is always making connection with others in the Minnesota Swim and Dive community to see what they are doing to help enhance the sport. We had the opportunity to connect with Aaron Rooney, diving coach at Alexandria High School, and Heath Calhoun, diving coach at Clarion University, of the Diving Pod!
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