If freestyle is the only stroke you’re doing in the pool, you’re missing out on extra swim strength and speed. Incorporating other strokes – namely, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly – will ...

A great exercise to throw into your workouts every so often is the 100 IM, where you swim one lap of each stroke (that’s 25 ...

Backstroke can be a difficult stroke to swim. Many backstrokers struggle with a lack of body rotation that keeps their stroke long and efficient or crossing over on their entry. To help you swim like ...

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle: of the four fundamental swim strokes, how many of these do you actually utilize in training? Mixing up your swim stroke comes with a host of ...

This week’s One-Hour Workout also doubles as our Day 5 Do Something Streak workout and features a straightforward swim session that’s perfect for this time of year. There are two variations--one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’re looking for a new way to do cardio, swimming is surprisingly effective—and a total body burn.

Does swimming build muscle or is it more of a cardio activity? Experts weigh in and provide swimming workouts for your goals. Looking at competitive swimmers, it’s hard to miss their toned physiques ...

Comparing and Contrasting: The Four Main Swimming Strokes By: Daniel Zeng, Swimming World Intern Swimming obviously has its four main strokes: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Some ...

Here’s a recent story on the Olympics, via the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon ...

Three-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke Friday at the New South Wales State Open swim championships. McKeown finished in 2 minutes, 03.14 seconds, ...