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Whether you're training or racing, it's tough to get going when the water makes you shiver. Try these tips to help your body conquer the cold.
Are you slowing down when you push off the pool wall? Olympian Natalie Coughlin helps you improve your underwater kick in this video.
There's probably a greater range of breathing skill in swimming than in any other activity. Elite swimmers can breathe effortlessly while maintaining perfect form at maximum exertion and world-record pace.
Offering a little bit of everything--pulling, explosive kicking, stroke work and drills--this distance set is perfect for triathletes or open water swimmers.
Watch Olympic gold medalist and 2008 team captain Natalie Coughlin offer tips on swimming technique and form. Presented by H2O Audio.
Want to come charging out of the gate at your first race of the season? Get the speed you need in the water by adding this workout to your training.
Your pool sessions include drills, intervals and long-distance sets, yet you still feel like you're not improving. Time to train your brain.
Swimming fast requires training and concentration, but over-thinking your stroke can derail it. Here's how to focus on mental cues to put you in the zone.
Quite a few triathletes are reluctant to break away from the comfortable confines of the local lap pool. Practice these drills before heading out into open water to help ease the transition.
Abdominal strength is an important part of a swimmers conditioning since it helps keep the body balanced in the water and facilitates rotation with each stroke.
Top swimmers give themselves a psychological and physical boost in the pool with a full-body shave. Here's why you should do the same.
Build middle-distance speed and endurance with this workout from Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Benko.
Should you swim after eating? Are some people born to sink? Should swimmers lift weights? Take a look at the truth behind several FAQs for swimmers.
Elite swimmers may seem larger than life, but their methods for success can be applied to any swimmer's training. Here are 12 tips to get you thinking and swimming like a champion.
Watch Olympic swimming gold medalist and world record holder Natalie Coughlin demonstrate three ways to improve your freestyle efficiency and body position.
Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin previews her upcoming swimming videos, featuring training tips and technique advice for swimmers of all levels.
Finding a swimming scholarship starts with knowing how many are available. Get the inside scoop on college swimming and be better informed about the recruiting process.
You may have had coaches that made you count strokes throughout a workout. Here's why it is so important to your continued improvement.
A quick start is the first step to a fast race. So which method should you use: the track start or the classic, feet-parallel start?
If breathing breaks your stroke's rhythm, the solution isn't to hold your breath. Use these tips to put air in your lungs without compromising your technique.
