Racing to get your hand on the wall first can come down to a hundredth of a second, even in distance races. Swimming distance races requires some strategy to execute a successful race. To ensure a ...

Many sources suggest that swimmers use a different freestyle technique for sprint and distance events. For example, a “straight-arm” underwater motion is often promoted for sprinting, and a “bent arm” ...

When watching a swim meet, it's commonplace for spectators to think they could jump in the pool and swim the 50-yard freestyle race. After all, it's only two minutes of swimming. And they probably ...