Category: Swim

As a general guide, beginner swimmers should not be swimming more than 3 or 4 laps per session (roughly 20-30 minutes max) whereas advanced swimmers can swim for up to 2 hours. However, this figure...

Some marathon events are short enough that sleep during the race is a moot point (i.e., it would be pointless; the duration of the race is not long enough to require sleep during it). However, much...

While running marathons have specified distances, marathon swim distances will vary. However, the common minimum distance of a marathon swim is defined as 10K (6.21 miles) which is the distance used...

There are a few different ways and pieces of equipment needed for your support team to get fuel/nutrients to you. The most common pieces of equipment needed for this are a telescoping (i.e.,...

Swimming helps to improve all three of the goals of cross-training- [to improve one’s] endurance, speed, and recovery leading to improvement in one’s marathon (running) performance and is...

One can swim in a rash guard in the pool or ocean, though, it may not be as comfortable as other options available on the market. While rash guards initially gained their popularity with surfers to...