Every swimming race is won or lost in four moments: the start, the stroke, the turn and the finish. In competitive swimming, every fraction of a second counts, but it all begins with the start. A race ...

When Taylor Buhr gets on the starting block for the 100 breaststroke this weekend at the state swim meet in Marshalltown, there is a high probability she will be among the shortest girls in the race.

If you ask Tucker Korman, the hardest part of a swim race does not take place under water. A junior at Milton, Korman did not swim competitively until his freshman year. Neither did his classmates ...