By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...
As anyone who's ever watched a swim competition or the Summer Olympics knows, there's more than one way to move across a pool, lake, or ocean — and each stroke demands something different in terms of ...
Many non-swimming athletes struggle to pass military swimming tests, but after practicing techniques, pool skills and conditioning drills, they can become an above-average swimmer with added water ...
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 ...
In time for the US Olympic Trials, engineers settle the argument over which swim stroke technique -- deep catch or sculling -- is faster. Two swimming strokes -- one that pulls through the water like ...
As explained in Part 1 of this series (SW May 2021), stroke rate and stroke length typically vary inversely. When a swimmer increases stroke rate, he/she usually decreases stroke length. When a ...
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 25. IN place of the regular edition of The Morning Swim Show, Swimming World TV is debuting a new show this Memorial Day holiday, called Swimming Technique. The inaugural guest ...
The combat swimmer stroke (CSS) is really the nickname for a modified version of the side stroke. If you have ever seen military special ops (SEALs, EOD, SF, RECON, etc.) swimming with fins on the ...
WASHINGTON — Swimming at the Olympics is a competitive event that brings together swimmers from all over the world. The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 17 swimming events per gender and four ...