Open water ocean swimmers face a lot of challenges. One of them is the possibility of getting stung by a jellyfish. What would you if you got a jellyfish sting ... Read More

More photos of the swimming pool that will be used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics have been posted. The Olympic Swimming Pool is called the National Aquatics Center, but it ... Read More

A controlled study on the effect of swimming and interacting with bottlenose dolphins in treating individuals who were mildly to moderately depressed was conducted in Honduras. Results of this study ... Read More

It has always been thought that if you're uncomfortable or afraid in water, you just need to learn to swim. But if you're afraid in water, why would you get ... Read More

This swimming workout features four rounds of 3 x 100's at the same speed with decreasing rest on each subsequent 100 within a round. The workout challenges swimmers to maintain ... Read More

Have you ever felt the pressure of being expected to win? This is something all good swimmers experience at some time in their careers, which can often bring on feelings ... Read More

Before swimmer Mark Warkentin, 27 of Santa Barbara Swim Club, out-dueled Chip Peterson of North Carolina, to win the Men's 2007 World Championship Open Water Swimming Trials in Miromar Lake ... Read More

USA Swimmers Micha Burden, Kirsten Groome, Mark Warkentin and Chip Peterson secured spots to the 2008 FINA Open Water World Swimming Championships at the 2007 10K Open Water Swimming World ... Read More

Micha Burden, originally from Alaska and currently training in Mission Viejo, California, upset a stellar field of open water stars to win the USA Swimming 2007 Open Water World Championship ... Read More

The world's military forces lay down their arms and meet to compete in a variety of sports, including swimming, in the 2007 CISM Military World Games. You may be surprised ... Read More

Repetitive stress injuries or overuse injuries can be expected in any sport, especially a sport that is as, well, repetitive as swimming. Proper body mechanics/technique, good flexibility and enough strength ... Read More

Despite having been in very competitive situations – past World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships and U.S. Open Water National Championships, for instance – Chip Peterson is quite aware that this ... Read More

The World Championships Sports Network (WCSN) will provide free same-day coverage of the 2007 FINA Swimming World Cup. World-record holder Kate Ziegler is slated to compete in the event, while ... Read More

Based upon the John Cheever story "The Swimmer", my intentions are to swim from the San Francisco peninsula down to the Los Angeles area. Positioned along the California coast are ... Read More

Twenty-four of the United States’ top junior divers will be headed to Puerto Rico for the 2007 Junior Pan American Diving Championships, November 1-4 in San Juan. Divers were selected ... Read More

Has it ever seemed that the harder you try, the further away from your goal you become? This is often experienced by swimmers whose desire to achieve a major goal ... Read More

USA Swimming today released the nominations for the 2007 Golden Goggle Awards, a red carpet event celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2007. The star-studded celebration will take ... Read More

The United States Synchronized Swimming Team wrapped up competition today at the 2007 Brazil FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy Cup by claiming the silver medal in the free combination routine. ... Read More

While it is possible to affect most repairs to your swimming pool underwater, there are circumstances that necessitate draining. You should not attempt this unless it is absolutely necessary and ... Read More

The 2007 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy Cup continued today Maria Lenk Aquatic Park featuring the team event. Team USA, which is the reigning Pan Am Synchronized Swimming Champion in ... Read More

Christina Jones and Andrea Nott made a splash on the international scene today by grabbing a bronze medal in the second annual FINA World Trophy Cup. The pair posted a ... Read More

Tips for athletes who want to improve the effectiveness of their training programs and get the most from their training time. (Elizabeth Quinn, About.com Guide to Sports Medicine)

The 2007 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup (SWC) promises to be a whirlwind of spectacular competition. As with previous editions, participating swimmers will square-off in 25m pools on five continents, beginning ... Read More

Very recently I visited my local swimming pool to observe two new swim clients of mine who regularly took part in group swimming lessons. To say I was shocked at ... Read More

Often I hear about swimmers who 'train the house down' for months, only to swim terribly in the meet they had been gearing up for all that time. It's important ... Read More

Do you wonder what is involved in swimming a 10k Open Water race? The event will be part of the Olympics for the first time in 2008 at the Beijing ... Read More

Have you enjoyed following Martin Strel´s Amazon Swim and would like to hear more? You can get the background and the story in the book "The Man Who Swam the ... Read More

The WADA Prohibited Substance List is the list of drugs or substances that athletes should not touch. These will get an athlete suspended or banned for doping.

The nation's top open water swimmers will continue their bid for Olympic selection in the final domestic qualifying event of the quad, the USA Swimming Open Water World Championship Trials. ... Read More

The US National Synchronized Swimming Team will head to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to appear in the second annual FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy Cup held Oct. 12-14 2007. Team ... Read More

Michael Phelps, who won seven gold medals and set five world records last March at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, was voted USA Swimming’s 2007 Athlete of the ... Read More

Have you ever felt that a swimmer scares, intimidates or just bothers you? Do you ever feel that you just don't have what it takes to beat them? Well, join ... Read More

Thomas Finchum was honored as USA Diving’s 2007 Athlete of the Year at the United States Aquatic Sports awards banquet Saturday night.

Swimming is good exercise (that's obvious). Swimming is a lifetime sport that benefits the body and the whole person! But what is it that makes swimming good, specifically? That depends ... Read More