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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/11732/2014-spring-nationals-swimmer-feature</link><description>Hi there,
I am looking for some Spring Nationals swimmers who competed as youth interested in sharing their stories about what role they had envisioned swimming playing in their lives post-high school or college compared to what really developed. It is</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: 2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190020?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2014 06:53:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:98e13874-3b03-4c01-aaa4-342235372b8d</guid><dc:creator>aquajock</dc:creator><description>I would like to talk to all of you. I got emails from Allen and ourswimmer and sent you interview requests. Orca, if you email susan@corazondeloro.com with some times you&amp;#39;re available for a phone chat next week, I&amp;#39;ll add you to my list. :)&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190013?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:01:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7ee6f1e6-233c-479e-ad57-9739ea1912ed</guid><dc:creator>orca1946</dc:creator><description>As  a college walk on with no $$$$ to help, swimming cuz I like to swim &amp;amp; build self- confidence was my sole reason.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/189985?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:48:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7112ddb3-c2c1-4ec5-abdd-2111f9e6c235</guid><dc:creator>aquajock</dc:creator><description>Okay, last chance for people to volunteer for this. Next week I&amp;#39;m going to start tracking people down. :)&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190004?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:01:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9a5c6a07-b3cb-4f38-9302-ce448c2d64c7</guid><dc:creator>ourswimmer</dc:creator><description>I went to a fairly high stress,academically competitive University and swimming was one of the ways I kept my sanity(such as it is.)

I went to the same university, although not at the same time. Swimming was very important to me as a teen but I never really considered continuing it in college. I picked it up again in my late 20s and am really glad I did.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 2014 Spring Nationals SWIMMER feature</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/189995?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 03:12:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:2f808f00-22a7-40ca-928e-e342af6404ca</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>I went to a fairly high stress,academically competitive University and swimming was one of the ways I kept my sanity(such as it is.) I kept swimming as often as possible while in medical school and residency and again it was important for maintaining my stability and well being.Swimming is just part of my life,an integral part of my existence.A friend we hadn&amp;#39;t seen in a few years asked my wife&amp;quot;is Allen still swimming?&amp;quot;and she replied &amp;quot;yes,he&amp;#39;s still breathing.&amp;quot;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>