TheMagic5 Swimming Blog

Laura Siddall's Charge to 2nd Place Finish at Challenge Roth

With the help of her coach, Siddall changed her race tactic and set the mental goal to enjoy her favorite race.

Laura Siddall's Charge to 2nd Place Finish at Challenge Roth

With the help of her coach, Siddall changed her race tactic and set the mental goal to enjoy her favorite race.

The Collins Cup- The New Format in Long Distance Triathlon

The inaugural Collins Cup was a new team-centered racing format for triathlon hosted by the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO).

Rafael Megias: Defying the Waves for Carmen

BY SARAH KIM BONNER In the face of challenge, Rafael Megias is the type of person who jumps in…for a 125km swim in the ocean. Megias, 25, has been...

Jeanette Ottesen on her 5th Olympics as a Mom

A 5-time Olympian with over 50 competitive swimming medals, it would be easy to pin her easy nature to her accolades, but her confidence comes from...

Ben Kanute Wins 4th Alcatraz Win, with his Father by his Side

Ben Kanute won his 4th consecutive- but he wasn’t the only Kanute on the start line. Both Ben and his father, Mike Kanute, competed in the iconic e...

THEMAGIC5 at the Tokyo Olympic Games

With the Tokyo Olympic closing ceremonies behind us, we are proud to share the successes of both Jordan Wilimovsky & Jeanette Ottesen, both off...

Robert Flood Finds 'A Calmer Place' in the Water

When the pandemic hit, Robert Flood was thrown completely off balance. Suddenly in lockdown, working from home, parenting, and homeschooling three ...

Matt Grevers: Perspective in Performance and Parenting

Matt Grevers just laughs trying to figure out what is harder: Olympic trials or parenting. The four-time Olympic gold medalist and father of two yo...

Zane Grothe is More Than Sport

You could say Zane Grothe is a professional distance swimmer. You could also say he is an aspiring rocket scientist. Pursuing both the Olympics and...

Laura Siddall: From Worrier to Warrior

Siddall’s confidence is a quiet, a calm inner strength that she fought to build slowly, transforming from a worrier to the warrior we recognize on ...

Jordan Wilimovsky Looks to Add Pool Events to his Tokyo 2021 Lineup

Jordan Wilimovsky will be competing at US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, but the freestyle swimmer has already qualified for the Olymp...

The Science and Soul of Matt Hanson

Only six months away from tenure, Hanson made the life-changing decision to walk away from academics and into the world of professional triathlon.

Artistic Swimming: Beyond the Bubbles

The Artistic Swimmer, world champion, and Olympian Kristina Makushenko got the attention of over 28 million people in less than 15 seconds.

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