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We Are Family
We are missing many opportunities if you don’t focus on the families and people.
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Jan 26, 20237 min read


The World Is Our Campus: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Written By: Sean M. Tedesco As the focus, excitement and energy of winning our Swimming and Diving Conference Championship subsides, a...
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May 17, 20227 min read


Building A Strong Community To Support Our Program
I believe community should be the backbone of a quality college program as it pulls together all of the involved groups toward a common goal
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Apr 8, 20224 min read


We Need To Make A Change: How We Educate Our Coaches
The majority of talks are soft skill based and have moved away from the more technical aspects or what I term as the “nuts & bolts”.
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Mar 31, 20223 min read


Defining A Program
Taking a program from good to great begins and ends with coaches and athletes developing trust and forming an internal agreement.
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Mar 29, 20226 min read


The Start of A Career
Most officers in the Coast Guard are Academy graduates, unlike any other service.
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Mar 3, 20226 min read


Mental Health: Educate & Support Coaches
When it comes to our work with student-athletes, we are on the front lines.
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Feb 17, 20226 min read


I Can Handle Change
As inconvenient as change can be, it has forced us as individuals, and as a sport, to look at what really matters.
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Dec 17, 20213 min read


Challenging, Changing, and Listening: The Experience of A Black Womxn Swim Coach
I am forced to navigate my voice and success in a community that is not represented by people who look like me.
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Nov 25, 20216 min read


ARMY: Family Away From Family
Duty, Honor, Country. West Point is known for developing ready and strong leaders of character at its academy who will serve our country...
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Sep 21, 20219 min read


Caring For Swimmers Through Social Media: How “Likes” Mean “Love”
Social media to our swimmers, though, is so much more. Social media is how our swimmers communicate love.
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Jun 3, 20214 min read


Coaching YOUNG Adults
I know it seems like a small thing to call college athletes “Kids”. Maybe even irrelevant. But I would urge that we reconsider.
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Apr 27, 20217 min read


Coaching The Head & The Heart
If we do not meet our athlete’s needs as people first (psychologically and emotionally) we won’t be able to help meet their athletic needs.
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Apr 15, 20219 min read


Culture of Care: Finding Joy
For every hour spent on planning and executing swim training, I put an hour into growing communication and team culture.
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Mar 23, 20217 min read


Championship Relationships
Mutual trust is beneficial to the team, to how athletes play their sports, and it often leads to positive results.
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Mar 16, 20216 min read


Coaching Gen Z
We learned that through using “inquiry based” learning, GenZ athletes were capable of retaining and applying the information they received.
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Mar 9, 20214 min read


Powered By Diversity
Every year, thousands of prospective student-athletes will flood recruiting databases and services each year in an attempt to find...
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Feb 11, 20213 min read


Becoming More Than 1%
I have been very fortunate to serve in my role as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for North Carolina Swimming for the last year.
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Jan 14, 20214 min read


Staying Positive In A Negative World
Some of my swimmers are still learning. They are learning to trust. They are learning that a positive influence on them in an otherwise...
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Dec 29, 20208 min read


NAVY Swimming & Diving: Brotherhood, Tradition and Excellence During The Pandemic.
One thing the Naval Academy does very well is instilling the concept of
teamwork in all vested individuals.
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Dec 17, 202011 min read
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