By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...

You could call it a stroke of swimming genius. U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky has galloped away with two more gold medals in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter women’s freestyle swimming events at the 2024 ...

When Grant Hackett set a world record in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2005 World Championships, he changed the landscape of ...

The October 2021 edition of Swimming World featured an image of rising star David Popovici on the cover. His teeth clenched, the Romanian teenager splashed water at the end of a race, clearly pleased ...

Many non-swimming athletes struggle to pass military swimming tests, but after practicing techniques, pool skills and conditioning drills, they can become an above-average swimmer with added water ...

On an autumn morning in 1901, a 14-year-old boy named Alick Wickham dived into a Sydney pool and swam a race that would change the course of sporting history. Bronte Baths, a picturesque ocean pool ...