If freestyle is the only stroke you’re doing in the pool, you’re missing out on extra swim strength and speed. Incorporating other strokes – namely, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly – will ...

When you are a non-swimming athlete and your time in the pool is basically limited to backyard games such as Marco Polo and Sharks and Minnows, you may need a swimming routine to get you better ...

Swimming World is glad to welcome back Andrew Sheaff for the latest installment of Coaches Corner. In this edition, Sheaff focuses on the importance of making improvements in stroke length. Enhancing ...

The swimming test in the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) for jobs such as SEAL, SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)/Diver requires an underwater ...

You could call it a stroke of swimming genius. U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky has galloped away with two more gold medals in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter women’s freestyle swimming events at the 2024 ...

The Zen8 Swim Trainer is an inflatable swim bench that can be used with the included resistance bands for dryland swim training. Like any swim bench, Zen8 is designed to keep your body in a horizontal ...

The verdict is in: Swimming is one of the best exercises around. It works our hearts, our muscles, our lungs and our minds, decreasing stress levels, improving blood flow to the brain and sharpening ...

Hand paddles are a piece of equipment almost every swimmer has in their bag. They help with generating power, training the upper limbs and shoulders, and developing a better feel for the water. That’s ...

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...