There are a multitude of factors for swimmers to consider when they are racing. Whether it's getting a good dive into the pool, maximizing the available oxygen or perfecting a turn, it's a sport that ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, October 9. THE Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending a minimum pool depth of 6 feet 7 inches for conducting racing starts, a proposal that would affect future pool ...

NANTERRE, France — We are taught, rather early in life, that correlation is not causation. But something is keeping the world’s best swimmers from swimming their usual fastest at these Summer Games.

For many athletes, it is the pinnacle of their career. They have trained hard for years to take part in the Olympic Games. Winning a medal is a childhood dream for most of them—only surpassed by ...

You may have seen some controversy regarding water depth in the Tollcross International Swimming Centre being used for competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The pool has a movable floor that ...

The most significant sporting events in the world are the Olympic Games, with a thousands-year-old history from Olympia, Greece, back in the B.C. era, being held as worship of Zeus, to the modern ...