Infographic: 5 Tips to Swim the Freestyle Faster

Rachel Bootsma, Foss Swim School alumna and Olympic gold medalist in the 4×100 meter medley relay, shares some of the tips that helped her take her freestyle form to the ...
Rachel Bootsma, Foss Swim School alumna and Olympic gold medalist in the 4×100 meter medley relay, shares some of the tips that helped her take her freestyle form to the next level. [...]Read More...
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Five Tips to Swim Your Best Butterfly

The butterfly is considered by many swimmers to be one of the most difficult strokes, both because it is physically demanding and because of the timing involved. Rachel Bootsma, Foss ...
The butterfly is considered by many swimmers to be one of the most difficult strokes, both because it is physically demanding and because of the timing involved. Rachel Bootsma, Foss Swim School alumna and Olympic gold medalist in the 4×100 meter medley relay, shares some of the tips that helped ...
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4 Great Reasons to Join a Swim Team | Foss Swim School

Whether your child likes swimming for the fun of it or wants to be a fast swimmer, a swim team can be a great activity to pursue. We asked Rachel ...
Whether your child likes swimming for the fun of it or wants to be a fast swimmer, a swim team can be a great activity to pursue. We asked Rachel Bootsma what she got out of her early swim-team experience. 1. It’s a great year-round activity I think I joined ...
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Five Fantastic Olympic Memories from a Gold Medalist

There’s no athletic competition quite like the Olympics. As we gear up to watch the winter games, we asked Rachel Bootsma, a FOSS alumna and Olympic gold-medal winner in the ...
There’s no athletic competition quite like the Olympics. As we gear up to watch the winter games, we asked Rachel Bootsma, a FOSS alumna and Olympic gold-medal winner in the 4×100-meter relay at the 2012 summer games, what memories stood out from her time on sport’s biggest stage. 1. The ...
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Beyond the Pool: How swimming helped Olympic gold medalist Rachel Bootsma also win at life

Rachel Bootsma has set a national record in the backstroke, is a three-time national champion in individual events at the college level (in addition to helping win relay and team ...
Rachel Bootsma has set a national record in the backstroke, is a three-time national champion in individual events at the college level (in addition to helping win relay and team championships) and has an Olympic gold medal for her role in Team U.S.A.’s victory in the medley at the 2012 ...
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