Friday Swim Workouts of the Week - Military Prep
If you are preparing for military swimming, diving, treading, and general water confidence tests, make sure you practice with...
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Workout of the Week: Adding Drills During Rest Periods
Stew Smith, Navy SEAL and Military.com's tactical fitness expert's workout of the week.
Ask Stew – Losing Momentum During Timed Swim
Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a Navy servicemember traini...
Ask Stew: Swimming for Special Ops
Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a reader about how to incre...
Swimming with Fins: Flippers, SCUBA, to Rocket Fin Progression
The type of fins you use for pool swimming depends on your training goals.
Ask Stew: Army Retiree Seeks Swimming Advice
Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's resident tactical fitness guru answers a question from Army retiree about incorporating...
Top 5 Reasons to Add Swimming into Your Workout
Stew Smith, Navy SEAL vet and Military.com's tactical fitness expert give you five reasons why you should add swimming into y...
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 Intervals: The Century Challenge!
This swimming challenge is sure to level up your swimming workouts! Try the 1:30 Interval Challenge!
The Combat Swim
The CSS is a relaxing and super efficient swim stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke.
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