Petty Officer 2nd Class Wilmot Lloyd, engineman, trains for an upcoming physical screening test as part of the Naval Special Warfare Aquatics Outreach Program at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek ...

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jeffrey Rock swims the Navy physical readiness test at Florida Keys Community College pool at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, May 1, 2014. (Mass Communication Specialist ...

Previous articles in this swimming technique series presented data about the stroke cycle component times for the arms of elite male sprinters for all four strokes. The data showed that swimmers do ...

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We get it: running is your first love, and nothing quite beats the rush of hitting the pavements (or trails), bagging new PBs or the thrill of that runner’s high. But let’s face it, running is a ...

As explained in Part 1 of this series (SW May 2021), stroke rate and stroke length typically vary inversely. When a swimmer increases stroke rate, he/she usually decreases stroke length. When a ...

The front crawl is characterized by an alternating overhand motion of the arms and a flutter or scissor kick. Athletes use their arm motion to pull themselves through the water, while the kicking ...