Swimming Archives - Athletico https://www.athletico.com/category/sports/swimming/ Better for every body. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:39:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Benefits of Foam Rolling for Swimmers https://www.athletico.com/2025/03/10/benefits-of-foam-rolling-for-swimmers/ https://www.athletico.com/2025/03/10/benefits-of-foam-rolling-for-swimmers/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:30:18 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=94330 After a long session of pool intervals, swimmers can greatly benefit from reaching for the foam roller to aid in...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2025/03/10/benefits-of-foam-rolling-for-swimmers/feed/ 2 How To Avoid Injury In Competitive Swimming https://www.athletico.com/2023/10/11/how-to-avoid-injury-in-competitive-swimming/ https://www.athletico.com/2023/10/11/how-to-avoid-injury-in-competitive-swimming/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:30:59 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=84661 A common misconception about swimming is it is not considered an overhead athlete sport due to the total body nature...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2023/10/11/how-to-avoid-injury-in-competitive-swimming/feed/ 0 What is Swimmer’s Shoulder? https://www.athletico.com/2019/08/07/what-is-swimmers-shoulder/ https://www.athletico.com/2019/08/07/what-is-swimmers-shoulder/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:30:27 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=55368 Swimming – whether for recreation, for exercise, or as part of an organized team – is well known as a...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2019/08/07/what-is-swimmers-shoulder/feed/ 0 6 Water Activities to Try this Summer https://www.athletico.com/2017/07/21/6-water-activities-try-summer/ https://www.athletico.com/2017/07/21/6-water-activities-try-summer/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:10:22 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=38434 Swimming is a fun, recreational activity that can also be an effective workout. Even if you are a non-swimmer, you...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2017/07/21/6-water-activities-try-summer/feed/ 1 Swimming 101: Having Fun & Staying Safe in the Water https://www.athletico.com/2017/06/30/swimming-101-fun-staying-safe-water/ https://www.athletico.com/2017/06/30/swimming-101-fun-staying-safe-water/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=38016 Having spent many years as a competitive swimmer and lakefront lifeguard, I feel more at home in water than on...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/02/12/how-swimming-can-help-improve-your-health/feed/ 9 Combating Childhood Obesity https://www.athletico.com/2014/06/17/childhood-obesity/ https://www.athletico.com/2014/06/17/childhood-obesity/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:00:36 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=13023 Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic and a valid concern for many parents.  With the surge in all things electronic...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2014/06/17/childhood-obesity/feed/ 1 The Many Benefits of Swimming https://www.athletico.com/2012/07/31/the-many-benefits-of-swimming/ https://www.athletico.com/2012/07/31/the-many-benefits-of-swimming/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:09:23 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/blog/?p=2089 With the Olympics upon us, I am very excited to watch as some of the world’s premier athletes compete to...

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