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Struggling to nail your front crawl swim and think you need to put some hours in to bring your technique up to speed? Learn how to improve your front crawl technique and make the most of your time in ...

Not much of a water baby? Let swim coach Dan Bullock change that. Once you've mastered the moves swimming is a fantastic total-body workout. And streamlining your strokes is easier than you may think.

The front crawl is characterized by an alternating overhand motion of the arms and a flutter or scissor kick. Athletes use their arm motion to pull themselves through the water, while the kicking ...

The best stroke for burning calories is butterfly, but it isn’t sustainable over longer distances. The breaststroke is the next best, followed by front crawl and then backstroke. Swimming is a ...