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By Dylan Evangelista, Swimming World College Intern There are specific reasons why competitive swimmers and athletes alike incorporate chocolate milk into their daily diet, and it's not just due to the delicious taste. Chocolate milk has become an essential part to swimmer's success in the pool in t...

Do Multi-Sport Athletes Make Better Swimmers? While there is no scientific certaintysurrounding this question, there isconsiderable empirical evidence to support it. Mark Bernardino, now at North Carolina State University, has coached swimming for more than 40 years. He’s had gold-medal Olympians, w...

By Phillip Whitten AUSTIN, Texas. March 28. IT was the loudest buzz before the Olympic Games in Sydney last September. The new bodysuits, by swimsuit manufacturers such as Speedo and adidas, would allow swimmers to reduce drag, making them faster. World records would tumble, the manufacturers predic...

By Phillip Whitten It was the loudest buzz before the Olympic Games in Sydney last September. The new bodysuit, by swimsuit manufacturers such as Speedo and adidas, would allow swimmers to reduce drag, making them faster. World records would tumble, the manufacturers predicted. Purists were outraged...

THE new full-body swim suits had little impact at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, according to Indiana University Joel Stager. Stager, an exercise physiologist who has studied the suits,is the director of the I.U. Human Performance Laboratory. The full article will appear in the October-December i...