Sprint sets are a great way to boost your speed and confidence in the water. This swim workout from coach Sara McLarty uses short bursts of speed as building blocks of a pyramid, gradually building in ...

Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental ...

According to the CDCP, swimming can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses, slash the probability of heart disease and diabetes, as well as boost mood and decrease anxiety. But perhaps the biggest ...

If swimming a few hundred to a thousand yards is considered a decent workout for you and not a warmup, this series of workouts in the pool is right for you. You also are likely not a competitive ...

You don’t have to be a talented swimmer to channel your inner athlete at L.A.’s hot new water workout, SwimTeam. Even swimmers with very basic freestyle skills can use this a low-impact circuit ...

When you think about how to train for a triathlon swim, you probably think mostly about speed. But efficiency and endurance matter just as much, especially as you move up to longer race distances.

Swimming might be a low-impact exercise but it can be tough on the back, shoulders, and core muscles, which is where Pilates for swimmers comes in. The movements help work all these areas, boosting ...

Popular fitness trackers made for swimmers are accurate enough for recreational use to track and improve performance, but not for use in training by competitive swimmers, a recent study concludes.

These days it seems like a calorie burned doesn’t count unless it’s recorded by some sort of app or smart device. That technology can be great for runners, cyclists and hikers. But what about those of ...

Swim a few laps. Stop. Swim a few more laps. Stop. Stare at the clock. Repeat. Riveting stuff, right? Well, that's about as exciting as my solo swimming workouts would get. A former competitive ...

These days it seems like a calorie burned doesn’t count unless it’s recorded by some sort of app or smart device. That technology can be great for runners, cyclists and hikers. But what about those of ...