Katie Ledecky vs. Summer McIntosh in the 800-meter freestyle is the highlight of the first major international competition ...

Swimmers often use different breathing patterns (i.e., variations in frequency of breathing) based on stroke and distance. Sometimes, a swimmer will maintain a single breathing pattern for an ...

A whole new slate of rising American stars will make their international debut at the World Swimming Championships this ...

The researchers collected more than 30,000 race times from swimming competitions and will investigate if anomalous timing patterns appear in the collection, which would suggest the potential for ...

That's 18 minutes of non-stop swimming, during which athletes must painstakingly calculate the optimal pace, ensuring they do not tire before the end of the race. In the swimming and diving world, ...

Before taking our mark and then diving off the block, swimmers — much like other athletes — have a pre-race mental checklist we run through to ensure we're really ready to compete. Swimming ...