From the outside looking in, swimming is just a sport of speed. It’s how quick you can flip, take a breath and jump off the block. It’s the millisecond between the touches of first and second. It’s ...

Fish have a sensory system known as the lateral line, which allows them to detect movements and pressure gradients in the water. Scientists have now given a robotic fish its own version of that system ...

Scientists regularly draw ideas from the natural world in a bid to improve robotic performance, and when it comes to soft robots that swim, motion in the ocean is a rich source of inspiration. The ...

Gaining speed in the water is not rocket science. It is the product of two simple factors that can be improved with better technique, less drag, and increased strength and endurance. In fact, swimming ...

He spent most of his senior year at Central York looking forward to his college swimming career, feeling that he had picked the perfect school for himself in Division I East Carolina. Everything he ...

With the summer months upon us and the pandemic slowing, swimmers around the globe are “fixing to get faster.” Things slowed down for past year as we scrambled to keep our fitness. No racing left us ...

NORWELL — It looks pretty, like ballet in the water, but synchronized swimming requires strong legs, coordination and teamwork. The hardest part? “Holding your breath under water” — sometimes for a ...

Swimming isn’t just fun. Neuroscience shows it provides unique brain benefits, from busting stress to improving your memory. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, which means many ...

NEW YORK -- When it comes to inclusivity, one especially talented aquatics team in New York has been making a splash for decades. Team New York Aquatics is one of the biggest LGBTQIA+ swim teams in ...

This week’s One-Hour Workout is a swim session that includes a little taste of everything: endurance work and speed intervals, as well as some technical focus. It’s also one of those workouts that can ...

A team of engineers and zoologists affiliated with several institutions in Japan has developed a new way to study riblet denticles on shark skin. In their study, published in the Journal of the Royal ...