Many non-swimming athletes struggle to pass military swimming tests, but after practicing techniques, pool skills and conditioning drills, they can become an above-average swimmer with added water ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Kingston High junior Mason Crowley won the 100-yard freestyle to cap an incredible showing for the Tigers’ swimming team at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association ...

For land athletes new to the water, passing and exceeding the standards for swimming require a combination of technique, cardio endurance in the pool, and pace. Five hundred meters or 500 yards are ...

The 50-yard freestyle is swimming’s equivalent of track and field’s 100-yard dash. There is no margin for error, and the smallest mistake can be the difference between a gold medal and no medal at all ...

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 ...

When Will the Men’s World Record in the 100 Freestyle Dip Below 46 Seconds? At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, American Jim Montgomery took the world record in the 100-meter freestyle below the 50 ...