How can you improve your swimming skill in the most efficient manner? Many beginner swimmers tend to jump right into the pool and start swimming once they can get good enough to swim across it for the ...

Many swimmers attempt to swim faster by modeling the technique of the fastest swimmers. Using champions as models is an archaic approach of painstakingly slow, trial ...

Previous articles in this swimming technique series presented data about the stroke cycle component times for the arms of elite male sprinters for all four strokes. The data showed that swimmers do ...

Don’t write off the dog paddle as a swim stroke for little kids. At 52, Dean Jarvis, an above-knee amputee, uses the basic swim technique to log 20-plus miles a week in the pool. “I don’t zip up and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With warmer temperatures among us, you’ll want to find fast ways to cool down. A trip to the beach, lake, or pool could do the trick. That is, if you can swim. Sierra meets with ...

You don't need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit It's no use just ploughing up and down the ...

While I commend Marjean Tinoco for trying to save infants’ lives (“A Poolful of Guppies and Wails,” Aug. 18), I question her methodology. Screaming does not go with the territory, as she claims. When ...

Many people are drawn to swimming pools, especially in the colder months of the year. Exercise in the water is not only fun but also an excellent fat burner. But how long should you be able to swim to ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As summer nears, the YMCA held its annual Water Safety Day on Friday, welcoming 250 FCPS second graders to YMCA locations across Lexington. With the help of 70 volunteers, ...