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Cpl. Kyle Fierro, radio technician, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, practices the breaststroke at the Combat Center Training Tank, July 27, 2015. The breaststroke is a commonly swam swimming technique used in competition events. (Official Marine Corps photo by Levi Schultz/Released)

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Stew Smith, Navy SEAL vet and Military.com's tactical fitness expert give you five reasons why you should add swimming into y...

An athlete slices through Holloman’s Olympic-sized recreational pool during Holloman’s eighth annual Monster Triathlon at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on Sept. 17, 2016. Holloman’s triathlon is a three-part athletic competition that includes a 5 km run, a 30 km bike race and a 700 meter swim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis P. Docherty)

Ask Stew: Continue Training Even with Swimming Injury

Military.com's fitness guru and Navy SEAL veteran Stew Smith fields a question from a retired Navy Master Chief on how to con...

Swimming was one of the events at the 21st Ordnance Company Challenge, a three-day team competition at Kirtland testing physical and mental fitness. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)

Swimming Intervals: The Century Challenge!

This swimming challenge is sure to level up your swimming workouts! Try the 1:30 Interval Challenge!

Airman David Stoll competes in the swimming portion of the Vandenberg Triathlon at the base pool. Swimming was the first leg of the competition. The triathlon consisted of swimming, bicycling and running events. (Photo courtesy of Vandenburg Air Force base).

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Soldiers work the muscular endurance and power of their quadriceps with the TRX sprinter's start exercise during a train-the-trainer clinic at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Photo Credit: Tim Hipps,)

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Senior Airman Mike Warren, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, lifts weights using proper techniques for the inverted incline bench press (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli)(Released).

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Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division kick off the Marne Division’s Independence Day celebration with a division run on Fort Stewart, Ga., July 4, 2018. (U.S. Army photo/Arjenis Nunez)

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