May 28—Proper swim stroke techniques not only make swimming more versatile, but can help ward off injuries, according to lifeguards. "Having proper swimming technique prevents injury and exhaustion," ...

People often ask about tips to help with swimming. Here is a typical email that will truly require a video to explain the stroke this young man seeks to learn: Hi, Stew, I recently started critical ...

The medley relay features teams of four, where each team member swims a different stroke. Teams are usually comprised of a ...

How can you improve your swimming skill in the most efficient manner? Many beginner swimmers tend to jump right into the pool and start swimming once they can get good enough to swim across it for the ...

As explained in Part 1 of this series (SW May 2021), stroke rate and stroke length typically vary inversely. When a swimmer increases stroke rate, he/she usually decreases stroke length. When a ...