Age Grouper Leah Hayes on Fire; Why Swimmers Make the Best Students and Employees; Dumb Questions for Swimmers; and New Eddie Reese Pool. 

5 Reasons Why Swimmers Make the Best Employees

We all know the qualities that employers seek out in new hires. They desire candidates who have a strong work ethic, those who are team players, those who are self-motivated—the list goes on and on.

You might ask, how can a job candidate possibly live up to every personality expectation set by an employer? Well, the answer is simple: Hire a competitive swimmer, and all expectations will be blown out of the water (no pun intended). Here are five reasons why swimmers make the best employees.

6 Reasons Why Swimmers Make the Best Students

Early alarm clock rings. Morning lifting practice. Breakfast. School. Lunch. Practice. Dinner. Homework.

Swimming steals a lot of your time and begs the question as to when is there ever time for school? Our education is an important part of our development and future opportunities. Yet, it can be tough to find time for schoolwork. But in actuality, swimming produces excellent students and here’s why.

Swimming for Dummies: Stop Asking us These 6 Questions

We’ve all been there. You strike up a conversation with someone and they ask what sport you play. Jokingly, you respond that you “play” swimming. Before you know it, you are bombarded with a number of well-intentioned questions and statements. It makes your head spin how much people don’t understand about the sport that is so near and dear to you. Swimming World looks to clarify (with a little sass) the most frequently asked questions non-swimmers have about the sport.

Eddie Reese Outdoor Pool Opens at University of Texas

The University of Texas officially opened the Eddie Reese Outdoor Pool.

The Longhorns made the announcement with a video on social media.

The facility in Austin, Texas, has 10 short-course lanes as well as five long-course lanes in the main pool.