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Before You Sign Your Kid up for Swim Lessons
Signing your child up for swim lessons can benefit them in many ways, but there are still things you can do and need to learn before the first lesson.
By Samantha Guzman

The diet detective must know summer health tips

The Diet Detective: Must-Know Summer Health Tips
From knowing whether or not to avoid swimming after you eat to reasons why sweet corn is a good energy food, these tips will help you stay healthy thi
By Charles Stuart Platkin

Swim Bag Essentials
Packing the perfect swim bag for you and your kids is the first step for a successful day of swimming. Goggles, sunscreen and six more essentials shou
By Samantha Guzman

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Get in the swim, not swimmer's ear
If your child spends a lot of time in the water, he or she could be susceptible to swimmer's ear an infection of the ear canal. Learn the symptoms,
By Kansas City Star

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Brush Up on Your Pool Talk With This Handy Swimming Glossary
"On the bottom, we're going to descend 5 x 200 at 3:00, even split, 3:1 with full gear." If that makes no sense to you, it's time to brush up on your
By Alex Kostich

Open Water Swimming Tips and Training
Whether you're stepping out of the pool for the first time or a seasoned open water racer, check out these open water tips and training articles to im

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The Forgotten Workout: Long Intervals
Be a better triathlete with long intervals and learn how to do them correctly.
By Matt Fitzgerald

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7 Training Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength
Becoming a faster swimmer isn't just about adding more laps in the pool. Training outside of the water is arguably just as important, and these moves
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

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11 One-Hour Medley Swim Workouts
Spice up your workouts by trying something new in the pool. Here are 11 workouts that mix up strokes and intensitiesand last about one hour.
By Margaret Cyphers

6 ways to swim faster

6 Ways to Swim Faster
Pick up the pace and become more efficient in the water with these tips for smoother swimming.
By Marty Munson

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8 Tips for Open Water Swimming Newbies
Perhaps nothing scares a firsttime triathlete more than the open water swim. Head into your race confident by following these eight open water tips.
By Chris Kaplanis

2 Swim Sets to Help Increase Your Speed in the Water
Triathletes need the ability to settle into a steady pace and swim a long distance during a race. The goal of these workouts is to help make that stea
By Gale Bernhardt

Busy Pool? Lap Swim Etiquette for Sharing Lanes
Jumping into a lane with one or two other swimmers can be intimidating if you're unaware of the etiquette. Here's how to best approach lap swimming at
By Ryan Wood

Open Water Swim Technique: Work Less, Swim Faster
All swimmers recognize that open water presents challenges never seen in a pool. Rougher water and no lanes are the obvious ones. Less obvious is the
By Terry Laughlin

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4 Drills for Backstroke Beginners
New to the backstroke? Make sure your mechanics are sound by working with these four progression swimming drills.
By Ryan Wood

5 Things to Know Before Getting Your Child into Competitive Swimming
Before you decide to advance your child from swim lessons to competition, here are five things you should know.
By Melissa Flandreau