The type of fins to use for swim workouts completely depends on your goals and current abilities. You may think all fins are the same, but there are many options in the swim and diving communities, ...

In the sports performance gear world they call this biomimicry. Speedo used the technique—designing gear based off nature—for its brand-new Nemesis Fin. The nature of choice? The pectoral fin of the ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia High School Assn. has approved a 14-year-old’s use of a prosthetic swim fin for competitive use. The device had been banned from a league after complaints that it helped him swim ...

Around 375 million years ago, a giant fish evolved limbs for walking. But some of its descendants reversed course on the evolutionary road, becoming swimmers again. An artist’s reconstruction of ...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week”. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more ...

The Little Mermaid famously sang “flipping your fins, you don’t get too far.” Apparently, she’s never seen Merle Liivand swim. Liivand, also known as “Eco Mermaid,” broke a Guinness World Record in ...