Vertical kicking is a challenging drill great for promoting an efficient flutter kick. Instead of kicking across the pool along the surface of the water, vertical kicking takes place in a stationary ...

Fins make a swimming workout more enjoyable because they increase your speed. Ideal for weaker swimmers, they train you to kick better on your own and have a large surface area that improves ...

This workout, from leading triathlon swimming coach Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26, helps build fitness and technique, specifically the propulsive part of your swim stroke. It begins with a 500 easy swim ...

Did you know your kickboard can come in handy for drills other than kicking? This week’s swim workout includes the sailboat drill, which serves as not only a killer core workout it will also teach you ...

Swimming can simultaneously workout muscles that multiple strength workouts target. Additionally, every swim stroke is also an effective cardiovascular workout. A swimming instructor broke down which ...

Swimming is one of the best workouts to dive into (pun intended) if you want to kick up both your cardio and strength training. Thanks to the built-in resistance you get from H2O, your muscles have to ...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is a kick/swim set focusing on underwaters. As you can see below, the underwaters on the swims in this set ...

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Sick of spending hot days hanging out in the shallow end of the pool? It’s never too late to learn how to swim. Instructors at Boston University’s FitRec Swim School know how to teach ...

Even if you were not a competitive swimmer in high school or college, the right preparation can help you make it through the Department of Defense's toughest military swimming and diving courses. That ...

If you are considering entering a military diving or rescue swimming program, you will spend significant time treading water with weight as part of your training and selection process. "Pool time" ...

9 Test Sets Swimmers Love or Hate: Which is Your Nightmare? It’s no secret that the swimming community holds an incredible diversity of talent – sprinters and distance swimmers, IMers and freestylers, ...