By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...

Newly commissioned second lieutenants of Bravo Company, at The Basic School, float to conserve energy during the four-minute water tread portion of Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program ...

In the Cross-Stroke video are examples to dramatize the poor performance and injury caused by traditional freestyle stroke swimming. The patent-pending Cross-Stroke maximizes performance through more ...

If anyone deserves his spot on the Wheaties box, it’s the Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He’s the most decorated Olympian ever, having set world records in four consecutive Games. Though his ...

You might be pretty confused right now, having just watched the Olympics where you saw all the swimmers swim ‘freestyle’ in the ‘freestyle’ races. But it’s not quite that simple. Freestyle actually ...

The best stroke for burning calories is butterfly, but it isn’t sustainable over longer distances. The breaststroke is the next best, followed by front crawl and then backstroke. Swimming is a ...

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

Well into the nineteenth century, most European swimmers were still using the breaststroke and backstroke, and keeping their faces out of the water, even in competition. That is, they swam even less ...

The year 2016 is an Olympic year. Developments in high-performance swimwear for swimming continue to advance, along with other areas of scientific research. One area of research has focused on which ...

Lauren Kalmanowicz wanted to do something special for Senior Night. So, the Susquehannock swimmer did what she does best. The backstroke. But she didn’t swim in the expected places. Not in the medley ...