When learning the military swimming, treading and swim/dive skills used by special ops, divers, and rescue swimmers alike, you must first have a solid foundation in water competency techniques. Yes, ...

The swimming test in the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) for jobs such as SEAL, SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)/Diver requires an underwater ...

As explained in last month’s article (SW April 2021), using a scientific approach to improving technique has decided advantages over using a champion as a model. The article also explained that 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 ...