Ask Stew: Should I Change My Training If I'm Using a 25-Yard Instead of a 50-Meter Pool? Finding a swimming pool that matches the dimensions of your testing facility's pool can be tough.
Ask Stew: Where Should I Place Swimming in My Workout Schedule? Depending on your PT test, the order of swimming may best be determined by where it is in the order of events of that test.
Workout of the Week: Pull Day With a Swim Bonus This workout is especially useful if you need to find ways to improve your deadlifts and pull-ups.
Here's How a Non-Swimming Athlete Can Improve at Swimming Swimming shape is something entirely different from the conditioning you get from running, rowing or playing any land-based...
Try This Military Swim and Water Confidence Combo Workout When you’re undergoing military training for rescue swimming or scuba diving, you are definitely going to face challenging...
These Options Could Make You a Faster Swimmer People often email Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asking about swimming skills and techniques to get...
Tactical Fitness: How Hard You Should Train Before Military Service Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith explains how to be smart about your pre-military training to achieve special...
The Best 20-Minute Workouts Do you want to jump-start your new year with some great ideas that you can incorporate into your fitness routine?
Ask Stew: How to Adapt to Swimming with Fins Swimming with fins during rigorous military training, such as BUD/S and Army Ranger/Special Forces training, is required for...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...