A great exercise to throw into your workouts every so often is the 100 IM, where you swim one lap of each stroke (that’s 25 ...

Look, you might be feeling like a taper monster in the week leading up to your race, but that doesn’t mean you should panic train. In fact, doing extra workouts during your taper, whether to burn off ...

This Friday, we’re swimming with the band – literally. Most triathletes are familiar with paddles and pull buoys, but lack a band in their bag of swim tools. That’s a shame – using a band around your ...

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 ...

Once your swimming abilities and overall water confidence reach a decent level, you may find little ways to make swimming more challenging (but still safe). Adding clothing and calisthenics are two ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think of cardio and resistance training, what comes to mind? Perhaps going on a run or working ...

This is the first of a series of pool confidence workouts you should get comfortable doing if your future involves military scuba diving or rescue swimming. A certain level of water confidence needs ...

Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who's trained in the pool before, spent his offseason with a five-time Olympian swimmer Dara ...

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Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Swimming can be an effective fitness activity, and with August’s heat still raging, ...

One of the blessings of the lessening pandemic is that I’ve been able to head back to a gym and swim just about every day. Lately, I’ve been wearing Form Smart Swim Goggles to measure my workouts.