Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Casey Murphy is a NJ writer specializing in swimming and diving. Jan 16, 2025, 01:23pm EST Jan 16, 2025, 01:37pm EST ORADEA, ...

What does it take to be a U.S. Olympic artistic swimmer? At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, dance lessons, mastery of the eggbeater, flamingo, scull and rocket ...

WASHINGTON — When you think of Olympic sports, what comes to mind? The thrilling sprint of a 100-meter dash? The grueling endurance of the marathon? Or perhaps the tough competition of the decathlon?

While I, as an amateur powerlifter, can maaaybe picture myself on an Olympic weightlifting platform when I’m feeling particularly delulu, there are some events I know I’d never succeed in at the Games ...

With longtime powerhouse Russia not competing in Paris, the United States and China are the leaders going into the team final at the 2024 Olympics Wednesday for the sport once known as synchronized ...

A future Olympic gold medalist was once the slowest kid in the pool. “I hated swimming,” Allison Schmitt tells USA TODAY Sports. Schmitt wasn’t even 10, and she was ready to quit. Why she didn’t, why ...

These facilities often feature swimming pools, which can be designed for various purposes. In some cases, they cater to competitive swimming and aquatic sports, while in others, they function as ...

The sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...