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.

Swim for fitness. That sounded easy: I already knew how to swim. So one day I stood on the pool deck looking at all the other happy lap swimmers, from speedy athletes to the portly old lady, swimming ...

As an avid sports fan at the University of Georgia, I had countless conversations with other fans at the games that I attended. One in particular sticks out in my mind. I was at a volleyball match ...

Lap swimming is like chicken soup. It`s a tradition that Mother always said was good for you. People are finally listening to their mothers. This simple and prehistoric form of exercise is the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...