PIEDMONT — Younger swimmers can swim laps at Piedmont Community Pool now after a decision by the Piedmont Recreation Commission. The commission on March 20 voted unanimously to let swimmers younger ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Ten swimmers dog-paddled across Hamme Pool early Monday morning in memory of their longtime lap-swimming friend Bob Vaughn. They wore masks, snorkels and fins. Just like ...

The exact origins of National Swim a Lap Day are a bit of a mystery. Like many quirky holidays, it seems to have popped up as a fun way to celebrate the start of summer and promote physical fitness.

Certain tracker features are now ubiquitous: step counting, distance calculation, sleep tracking, and most recently, heart rate monitoring. But one of the more elusive features—swim tracking—is often ...

For years, I wouldn’t jump into a swimming pool. Sure, I could swim. I spent more than a decade as a competitive swimmer, but logging laps in the pool was no longer enjoyable. I would wade into the ...