If you are considering a military special program involving rescue swimming or diving, you will eventually be tasked with swimming in fins. These are typically large scuba fins that take time to get ...

Sprint sets are a great way to boost your speed and confidence in the water. This swim workout from coach Sara McLarty uses short bursts of speed as building blocks of a pyramid, gradually building in ...

If you are preparing for military swimming, diving, treading and general water-confidence tests, make sure you practice with proper technique. That means not just working until you get it right, but ...

Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental ...

This weekend’s swim workout features a 500 time-trial set. Do it this weekend, and then mark a date on your calendar about a month out and do it again. Having a recurring test set is not just a good ...

According to the CDCP, swimming can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses, slash the probability of heart disease and diabetes, as well as boost mood and decrease anxiety. But perhaps the biggest ...

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 ...

Perhaps you’d like to swim more often but hate schlepping down to the Y for a pool that’s large enough to do laps in. Here are some products that can help you enjoy this superb, all-body ...

In this workout from Goldstein, you’ll swim 2,200 yards, or 1.25 miles. (Most health club pools are 25 yards long; an Olympic-size pool is about 55 yards.) The warm-up and cooldown improve aerobic ...

A PT breaks down which exercise is best for you – from building strength to boosting heart health and burning calories ...

Let's make one thing clear: I'm a runner, not a swimmer. The last time I felt like I knew what I was doing in a pool, I was pretending to be a mermaid with my swim floaties on, both of my legs stuffed ...