Cross training is crucial for swimmers to build power, speed, and muscular balance. This swimmer workout will help you get all three. Swimming is a full-body cardio workout. But it’s still a smart ...

Practising technique is crucial for efficient swimming. If you’re wasting energy by swimming incorrectly, the chances are you’re losing speed. Drill work – focusing on specific elements of your stroke ...

It truly is Spooktober for many college, high school and club swimmers, as their coaches begin to draw brackets around their main sets. Coaches are pushing their swimmers to the edge as the ...

BUILDING MUSCLE REQUIRES adding resistance training into your workout routine. You might wonder if that includes swimming, and if your pool-based training is going to actually help you get swole with ...

Swimming with one arm ahead of you and one arm to your side, propel yourself for a length with only your kick. Focus on being horizontal in the water, keeping a soft leg and kicking from the hips. As ...

Swimming World will periodically bring you a topic that will be explored through drills and concepts to implement on a regular basis. While certain tips may be more appropriate for specific levels of ...

If there’s one thing the #GETSPEEDOFIT challenge has taught me it’s that streamlined strokes are the quick win when it comes to speed in the pool. Less flailing of arms and legs equals less drag and ...

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 ...

Most often, athletes put all of their efforts into training and excelling in one chosen sport. But some athletes opt to train using a variety of different activities to enhance performance in their ...

Michael Phelps of the United States competes in the second Semifinal of the Men's 200m Butterfly on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de ...