No matter how experienced you are with swimming as cross-training, you can always get better--and these workouts can help.

Swimming may be a low-impact sport, but it places significant demands on nearly every muscle group. Whether gliding through ...

Even if you were not a competitive swimmer in high school or college, ... Here are some swim workouts I recommend in addition to the classic 50-50 workout: The 500-Yard or 500-Meter Warmup.

Swimming is one of the best workouts to dive ... with 200 yards easy swimming. 9. ADVANCED HIIT WORKOUT . ... in the water with this workout made for intermediate and advanced swimmers, ...

1/7: Squat jumps are a great way to build body strength and endurance, essential for swimming. Start with feet shoulder-width apart, bend knees, extend legs, land, descend, and repeat the jumps.

If you prefer to just swim laps, Matheny recommends aiming to swim 1,000 yards in 30 minutes. (For the record, most swimming pools you'll find at your gym or community center are 25 yards long.) ...

Pick one of the other workouts from this list, or swim lengths, taking a 20-second break between each one at least, and include some shoulder presses, bicep curls, squats, and lunges in your workout.

If you can already swim laps and would like to socialize with others while you improve your skills, feel free to try a few SaddleBrooke Swim Club workouts for free Do Something New for Yourself ...

Consider training for the SCAR Swim, a 40-mile open water race across four lakes in Arizona. If you want to avoid nasty germs and water-caused illnesses when visiting pools, lakes and water parks ...