Preparing for a future in military diving, special ops programs, and rescue swimming requires the mastery of several water skills, including treading, swimming fast without fins and swimming longer ...

For long-distance swimmers, winning a gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle is as good as it gets. Nicknamed "the mile race" by the aquatic community, the event is the longest distance athletes swim ...

For land athletes new to the water, passing and exceeding the standards for swimming require a combination of technique, cardio endurance in the pool, and pace. Five hundred meters or 500 yards are ...

In an interview, the now 76-year-old Meryl Streep once said she swam a mile (about 1.6 kilometers) daily at age 67 for her ...