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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

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

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

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

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 moves
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

5 Steps to Master the Freestyle Kick for a Triathlon Swim
Learn how to make your freestyle kick work for you, not against you, during a triathlon.
By Kevin Koskella and Chris Hague

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 intensities--and last about one hour.
By Margaret Cyphers

Swimming Workouts
Active.com's collection of swimming workouts, including sets for distance, sprint, beginners, triathletes and more.

Strength Training for Swimmers
Try these strength training workouts to power your swim stroke.
By Kevin Koskella

8 Tips for Open Water Swimming Newbies
Perhaps nothing scares a first-time 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

How to Fix 4 Common Swimming Injuries
Arm yourself with these tips on how to treat swimming injuries and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
By Mackenzie Lobby

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

7 Tips for Swimming Newbies
Swimming can help you recover from an injury or smply add a little variety to your typical traiing regimen. Learn seven swimming tips to help you get
By Nicole Morell

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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

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

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

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

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 moves By Sarah Wassner Flynn

5 Steps to Master the Freestyle Kick for a Triathlon Swim Learn how to make your freestyle kick work for you, not against you, during a triathlon. By Kevin Koskella and Chris Hague

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 intensities--and last about one hour. By Margaret Cyphers

Swimming Workouts Active.com's collection of swimming workouts, including sets for distance, sprint, beginners, triathletes and more.

Strength Training for Swimmers Try these strength training workouts to power your swim stroke. By Kevin Koskella

8 Tips for Open Water Swimming Newbies Perhaps nothing scares a first-time 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

How to Fix 4 Common Swimming Injuries Arm yourself with these tips on how to treat swimming injuries and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place. By Mackenzie Lobby

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

7 Tips for Swimming Newbies Swimming can help you recover from an injury or smply add a little variety to your typical traiing regimen. Learn seven swimming tips to help you get By Nicole Morell

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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

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

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

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

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 moves
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

5 Steps to Master the Freestyle Kick for a Triathlon Swim
Learn how to make your freestyle kick work for you, not against you, during a triathlon.
By Kevin Koskella and Chris Hague

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 intensities--and last about one hour.
By Margaret Cyphers

Swimming Workouts
Active.com's collection of swimming workouts, including sets for distance, sprint, beginners, triathletes and more.

Strength Training for Swimmers
Try these strength training workouts to power your swim stroke.
By Kevin Koskella

8 Tips for Open Water Swimming Newbies
Perhaps nothing scares a first-time 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

How to Fix 4 Common Swimming Injuries
Arm yourself with these tips on how to treat swimming injuries and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place.
By Mackenzie Lobby

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

7 Tips for Swimming Newbies
Swimming can help you recover from an injury or smply add a little variety to your typical traiing regimen. Learn seven swimming tips to help you get
By Nicole Morell

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