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Letter from Germany: Swim to Infinity and Beyond with Endless Pools

This German triathlete, along with her sports photographer, are always on the lookout for the next challenge. While at the IRONMAN® World Championship, she took test-swam in the Endless Pool...

Spa Amid the Glaciers: Thule Air Force Base Gets an Endless Pool

At a vital national-security outpost in the Arctic, the men and women of the 821st Air Base Group stay active in a warm indoor Endless Pool.

The Week (and More) in Swimming

Props to Missy Franklin, Cullen Jones, Rowdy Gaines and the other Olympic swimmers who teach lower-income kids to swim through the USA Swimming Foundation. (US News & World Report) Last year, he completed an Olympic-distance triathlon while carrying a 100-pound tree. This year, Ross Edgely aims to set four world ...

The Week (and a Half) in Swimming

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this feature took last week off. Katie Ledecky broke two more NCAA records! (Baltimore Sun) Should a Special Olympics swimmer be disqualified for being “too fast”? (Belfast Live) Cold-water swimming gets its due in this profile of ICows, the Iowa City Open Water Swimmers (Gazette, ...

Krige Schabort Aims for Paralympic Gold

“My life has changed in a second,” says Krige Schabort, and that’s been true more than once. Surviving a bomb in Angola and a hit-and-run near his Georgia home, the Paralympian and 2015 ESPY Award winner continues to compete and inspire.

On the Road to Rio: Olivia Smoliga

For the last three Olympics, the U.S. has owned the women’s 100-meter backstroke. Natalie Coughlin took the gold in Athens and Beijing; Missy Franklin stood atop the London podium. At this year’s Olympic Trials, both amazing women took a backseat to a Georgia Bulldog by the name of Olivia Smoliga. ...

On the Road to Rio: Kevin Cordes

At the just-completed Olympic Trials in Omaha, the new blood in American swimming had the crowds abuzz. Gold medalists from London 2012 either fell short for their winning events (Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin) or failed to make Team USA at all (Matt Grevers, Tyler Clary). Among the newcomers, Kevin Cordes, ...

This Day in Swimming: Women Swim at the Olympics

The ancient Olympics were for male athletes only. A woman could score a victory only as a horse owner, not as the jockey. The modern Olympics recognized swimming at the 1896 Games, but the first women swimmers did not compete until 1912.

On the Road to Rio: Maya DiRado

“Maya has a great natural feel for the water,” according to Greg Meehan, Head Coach for Stanford University’s swimming team. “Most elite swimmers do, but they don’t always have this skill in multiple strokes.”

This Day in Swimming: Lynne Cox Swims Across the Iron Curtain

August 7, 1987, was a foggy morning on the Alaskan coast. Lynne Cox faced out over the frigid waters of the Bering Strait. The 30-year-old open water swimmer was about to cross the U.S.-Soviet border, which the Cold War had been keeping closed since 1948. 11 Years in the Making ...