EL PASO, Texas - Swim coach, Polly Perry recommends a pair of goggles, fins, kickboard, hand paddles, pull buoy, swim cap, and a good swimsuit are the basics to have for lap swimming. Find out what ...

Swim for fitness. That sounded easy: I already knew how to swim. So one day I stood on the pool deck looking at all the other happy lap swimmers, from speedy athletes to the portly old lady, swimming ...

As an avid sports fan at the University of Georgia, I had countless conversations with other fans at the games that I attended. One in particular sticks out in my mind. I was at a volleyball match ...

For land athletes new to the water, passing and exceeding the standards for swimming require a combination of technique, cardio endurance in the pool, and pace. Five hundred meters or 500 yards are ...