When taking swim tests for Navy Special Warfare or special operations, you must use underwater recovery strokes. Acceptable strokes for the entrance exam are the elementary sidestroke, the ...

Keep reading to learn more about each stroke and how they're swam, plus which muscles are worked. This powerful stroke requires a swimmer to move up out of the water and back down in a smooth, almost ...

Freestyle is a complicated stroke because it’s the resting stroke that everybody seems to do differently. Some people look like they’re flailing with pizzaz, some people look so elegant that there is ...

"What is the best technique for swimming with fins?" is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive from future and active-duty military personnel. Most are looking for the most efficient way ...

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 ...

Swimming has been part of the Olympics since the inaugural edition of the Summer Games in 1896. Over the years, the sport has become quite popular with the best swimmers across the world vying for an ...

In what just might be the most expensive swim lesson of all time, Snoop Dogg jumped into the pool with Michael Phelps to brush up his strokes. "You see, me and MP? We go back like the backstroke," ...

Michael Phelps is a name that will forever be etched in the history of the Olympics for his record 28 medals. He has also created many records in the sport of swimming. Strokes are an integral ...

When Leia Davila was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, no one knew she'd become a state champion swimmer. This is how she ...

In the early 20th century, Sydney's Bronte Baths witnessed a race that would forever change the world of competitive swimming. The year was 1901, and in an ocean pool carved into sandstone cliffs, a ...