The Lompoc Aquatic Center has unveiled its updated Swim Lesson Program, designed to provide a more effective, age-appropriate and skill-focused learning experience for swimmers of all levels. The ...

As young swimmers progress through their training, a common question arises: when should they begin specializing in specific strokes or events? While some athletes may naturally gravitate toward ...

ROCHESTER — Century junior Sophie Blixt spends most of her time in the pool. Swimming year-round for her high school and club teams, you can often find her at morning swims, evening practices, or ...

Swimmers spend up to 30 hours per week training, stretching, lifting weights, and rehabilitating injuries. In the pool, they build endurance, focus on technique, and push to be as fast and efficient ...

When Mark Tirone decided to retire from an extremely successful 30-year run as Conestoga High School boys swimming head coach earlier this summer, he certainly went out on a high note. Last winter, ...

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...

Simone Manuel will be at the grocery store, and someone might stop her and ask: "What sport do you do?" “Sometimes I entertain them a little bit and I let them guess,” she says with a slight laugh, ...