For many IRONMAN athletes, especially first-timers, the swim is often the most dreaded part of the day. It’s also the leg of the race that athletes spend the least amount of time thinking about their ...

Wearing a triathlon wetsuit makes you a faster swimmer because it provides additional buoyancy in the water, lifting up the body into a more streamlined position. But, it’s not quite so cut and dry as ...

Swimming like a pro doesn’t just mean swimming like a pro. Granted, they have the extra time, but when a pro triathlete shows up to swim, there is a specific plan to execute, and it doesn’t just ...

It was just two years ago that a tiny robotic manta ray became the world's fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Well, one of its descendants has now smashed that record – and it uses less energy than ...