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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
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 ...
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 s...
By Samantha Guzman

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

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 y...
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...

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

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 mov...
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

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 s...
By Gale Bernhardt

4 Steps to a Smooth 1.5K Swim
Here's how to even out your swim stroke so that you can move more efficiently in the water.
By Doug Robertson

7 Pre-Swim Warm-Up Movements
Think you don't need to warmup before you jump in the pool? Wrong. These stretches will prepare your body for any stroke.
By Nikki Chavanelle

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance
Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance.
By Kirsten Korosec

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

10 Ways to Fight Boredom While Lap Swimming
Lap swimming doesn't have the builtin scenery that running or cycling or even open water swimming does. Here's how to keep your mind occupied as yo...
By Ryan Wood