I decided to compare Ryan Lochte’s dolphin kick power in the men’s 200 free event in the prone (front) and back positions at Kazan 2015 and London 2012. As you may have noticed, he changed slightly ...

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 ...

Upside down, underwater and moving backward, Natalie Coughlin swims faster than almost anybody who isn't a fish. The 21-year-old Californian's talent for mimicking a fellow mammal, the dolphin, has ...

Has Ryan Lochte discovered the next big thing in swimming? In a sport of slim margins, Lochte has found a way to trim nearly a full second from his 200-meter freestyle time. So here we are, you know, ...