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How to Improve Your Swim Stroke
Swimming requires focused breathing and a strong core. Three experts share their secrets for mastery.
The Benefits of Cross-Training in the Pool
Whether you run, cycle, or lift weights, here are some good reasons to make swimming part of your cross-training repertoire.
Expert Answers: Breathing Tips for Swimming
The first step to breathing better in the water? Breathing better out of the water.
Lap-Swimming Etiquette
Don’t let a crowded pool keep you from regular workouts. Here are six rules to know before you dive in.
Going for Gold: Q&A With Mallory Weggemann
One young swimmer shares her thoughts on the value of resiliency and community as she races toward the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
How to Be a Better Swimmer
Increasing your stroke cycle can make you speedy. But lengthening your stroke may be the most important key to competitive success.
Tri (Harder): Sink or Swim
The swim portion of the triathlon may be intimidating, but one woman learns to turn it into meditation as she trains for her first triathlon.
A Strength-Building Water Workout
Exercise in a swimming pool and use the water’s resistance to build strength and power — or its buoyancy to recover from injury.
How to Swim a Faster Freestyle
Swim and triathlon coach Craig Strong offers tips for strengthening your freestyle stroke in the first installment of our new series on building fitness skills.
A Safe Swim With Less Chlorine
New pool filtration systems reduce the need for chlorine.
How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon
Your complete guide to training for a sprint triathlon.
A Safer Splash: How to Stay Healthy in Different Water Environments
Whether you're diving into a pool or wading into a lake, certain water conditions can threaten your health. Here's how to avoid trouble.
Every Body Into the Pool: 8 Strength and Stamina Water Workouts to Try
Water workouts aren't just for hardcore swimmers anymore. Learn how aquatic exercise can help you take your fitness to a whole new level.
How to Train for Your First Triathlon
What you need to know about how to prepare for your first sprint triathlon from the sport’s most respected expert.
The Inside Tri
Indoor triathlons are the perfect preseason prep for veteran triathletes, a great way for beginners to get started and an excuse-proof event for those who say they can’t race.
In the Fast Lane: Dara Torres
At 41, Dara Torres is one of the fastest swimmers in the world - and she’s set to become the only female swimmer from the United States to compete in four Olympic Games.
How Swimming Supports Healthy Aging and Longevity
Forget splashing around in fountains of youth. If what you want is a lifetime of health, fitness and vitality, you're better off swimming laps.