Swimming - By Category

Adapted or Disabled Swimming

Information for adapted swimmers, swimmers with disabilities, disabled swimming or adapted swimming organizations for adapted swimmers, and information for coaches and parents of adapted swimmers or swimmers with disabilities.

Competitive and Olympic Swimming Sports

Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Open Water or Marathon Swimming and Synchronized Swimming all have elements of swimming, and all are part of the Olympic Games. They take place in the Olympic swimming pool, lakes, oceans, rivers or even rowing basins. Learn about aquatic sports and athletes in the Olympic games and in other competitions, like World Championships or the Pan Am Games.

History, Famous Swimmers, Swimming Animals

The history of swimming, famous swimmers from ocean swimmers through Olympians, and a look at a variety of swimming animals.

Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation for Swimmers

Swimmers, are you injured and trying to figure out what is wrong, or do you need to rehabilitate from a swimming injury? Worried about asthma, chlorine, swimmer's ear, or the dreaded green hair effect of swimming pools? These tips may help you recover or prevent some of these swimming problems.

Nutrition and Diets for Swimmers

Food tips and nutrition information to keep swimmers and other athletes fueled for top performance. What swimmers can eat and drink and when swimmers should eat and drink for before, during, and after a swim practice or swim meet.

Places To Swim, Swimming Teams, and Clubs

Swimmers, trying to find a swimming pool, or looking for a swim team? These should help you find a place to swim or someone to swim with for your next workout.

Psychology and Swimming Science

Sport psychology and motivation tools for swimmers, their parents and swim coaches, and a look at the scientific approach to the aquatic sports.

Rules for Swimming

Help with swimming rules and swimmer's time conversion for swimmers, parents, coaches, and officials.

Safety and Swimming

Swimming pool safety and other related topics for swimmers, parents, swim coaches, swim pool owners, and lifeguards, including lifeguarding and lifesaving information.

Swim Lessons and Family Swimming

Moms, dads, moms-to-be, and families, are you looking for swim lessons, pool and beach swimming games, a swimming pool, or wondering if it is OK to swim when pregnant? These tips will help with some of your swim lesson and other swimming questions.

Swimming Pools - Design, Build, and Maintain

If you own or plan to own a swimming pool these tips could help keep your pool operating smoothly. If you are planing on building a swimming pool check here for guidance on swimming pool design, construction, and maintenance.

Swimsuits and Swim Gear

Looking for swimsuits, swim wear, or swimming workout practice equipment and swim practice gear? Do you need a gift for a swimmer? What about a stopwatch to time a swimmer during swimming race or event? Computer software to help with swimming and swim meets? These will get you to what you need.

Technique Tips and Swimming Workouts

These tips and workouts will help you develop better swimming technique, improve swimming fitness, design swim workouts and swimming practices, and build season training plans for one swimmer or for a whole swim team.

Triathlon and Other Swimming Sports

Triathlon, Modern Pentathlon, water aerobics, fin swimming, free diving, and underwater hockey all use some elements of swimming but most of them don't always use a swimming pool the way it is used in the Olympic sports, and some don't use a swimming pool for their swimmers at all.

Videos, Books, and Magazines for Swimmers

Recommended magazines, books and videos on swimming and other related subjects.