Swimming

Rachel Demeulenaere, a cadet from Marquette University, gets in an afternoon workout July 28 at Fort Gordon's indoor pool. Demeulenaere is "shadowing" in the nursing program at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center. (Photo Credit: Bill Bengtson Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office)

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jack Stanfield, a Martinsville, Ind., native with Wounded Warrior Battalion– East, performs the sidestroke at swim practice during the 2016 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Photo By: Devan Gowans).

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Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a Navy servicemember traini...

Ask Stew: Swimming for Special Ops

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Maj. Breck Perry, left, and Sgt. Christopher Rateau-Holbach swim laps with fins during a scout swimmers course Oct. 21, 2014 at the Camp Hansen Aquatics Center. The final event is a two-kilometer surface swim with fins. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria)

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Airman David Stoll competes in the swimming portion of the Vandenberg Triathlon at the base pool. Swimming was the first leg of the competition. The triathlon consisted of swimming, bicycling and running events. (Photo courtesy of Vandenburg Air Force base).

Ask Stew: Army Retiree Seeks Swimming Advice

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Cpl. Kyle Fierro, radio technician, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, practices the breaststroke at the Combat Center Training Tank, July 27, 2015. The breaststroke is a commonly swam swimming technique used in competition events. (Official Marine Corps photo by Levi Schultz/Released)

Top 5 Reasons to Add Swimming into Your Workout

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL vet and Military.com's tactical fitness expert give you five reasons why you should add swimming into y...

An athlete slices through Holloman’s Olympic-sized recreational pool during Holloman’s eighth annual Monster Triathlon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on Sept. 17, 2016. Holloman’s triathlon is a three-part athletic competition that includes a 5 km run, a 30 km bike race and a 700 meter swim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis P. Docherty)

Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury

Military.com's fitness guru and Navy SEAL veteran Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy Master Chief on how to con...

Swimming was one of the events at the 21st Ordnance Company Challenge, a three-day team competition at Kirtland testing physical and mental fitness. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)

Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge!

This swimming challenge is sure to level up your swimming workouts! Try the 1:30 Interval Challenge!

The Combat Swim

The CSS is a relaxing and super efficient swim stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke.

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Many people like to do calisthenics based workouts using pyramids and super set routines. In fact, with the right mix of exer...

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