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 ...

The exact origins of National Swim a Lap Day are a bit of a mystery. Like many quirky holidays, it seems to have popped up as a fun way to celebrate the start of summer and promote physical fitness.

Learn to swim alone with this simple, step-by-step guide. Master techniques in the shallow end, practice kicking, and float ...

I LIKE THE IDEA of lap swimming. But the act of swimming is better in my head than in the water. During the first lap, I tell myself things are going pretty well. I can keep this up. After a couple ...

Certain tracker features are now ubiquitous: step counting, distance calculation, sleep tracking, and most recently, heart rate monitoring. But one of the more elusive features—swim tracking—is often ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids municipal pool swimming season begins Memorial Day weekend with preseason swimming at Noelridge Aquatic Center, 1248 42nd St. NE, Saturday through Monday, May 27-29.

Appropriately clad in a Speedo, swim cap and nose plugs, Bob Axelrod tells a story. Not too long ago, pals of his planned to practice at an aquatic center in Washington, D.C., but when they hopped ...

Lap swimming may not be deemed a safe activity if people are not adhering to social distancing guidelines. As we get deeper into the month of May and online schooling comes to a close, many people ...