To answer the question if you should wear a swim cap, let's first think about why you are swimming and to what purpose would the cap be to you. So why do you swim?
If you are out there stroking from one side of the pool to the other for fun or a wonderful exercise and you have short hair, buying...
The efficient movement of our bodies in the water while swimming, does not come naturally to the majority of our water filled planet's population. Putting our faces in the water and having fun around and in our local pools, lakes, oceans, seas or rivers is, however, as common as your favorite brea...
After Michael Phelps' another stunning performance in the Beijing Olympics, it is only appropriate we find out what is hiding behind the scenes of his phenomenal swims.
Apart from a great amount of swim practice with his coaches, have you ever wondered what it takes to swim as fast as Michael Phe...
Always on a run, the never-ending feeling of forgetting something important, not having enough time to do everything planned, feeling guilty for not spending enough time with your family and friends or struggling with squeezing in your beloved swimming workout.
Does that pretty much sum up your...
Have you ever wondered why every swimming pool is almost the same length?
I am going to have to disappoint you and tell you that I don't know why that is.
Someone probably came up with a standard that made sense and I guess it took off.
However, what I do know is that the largest swimming p...
I am sure you have all tried it, holding your breath (be it underwater or above the water) as long as you can.
I used to practice holding my breath to break my own personal records during my English classes :).
I guess this shows you how much interested I was in English, so if you find any err...
The last few years has seen a tremendous explosion of miscellaneous sport games which require some physical and social activity rather than the traditional sedentary joystick control games.
So what does this has to do with you and learning how to swim?
Well, Microsoft just announced a new swim...
Have you ever wondered what chemicals are in the pool you swim in?
Do you have a pool of your own and are not sure what chemicals are important?
With hundreds of people going through your local swimming pool like on a car assembly line and with your own pool probably being exposed to outside w...
Swimming, as we have always been told, is called the ultimate, all-around exercise activity.
It is said that swimming works all of the body's major muscle groups, has little impact on your joints and can burn as many calories as going for a run.
I do not need to talk about the fact that...
The simple answer is "by learn to swim slow with a correct technique".
This, in turn, reduces your body's drag and increases your propulsion force.
Swimming slower rather than faster is a bit against common sense, however, it is the way to go trust me.
It is actually the hardest thing you w...