Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

A complete overview of Olympic swimming with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and basic team information. Understand how swimming is played at the Olympics and get ...

World Aquatics released its newest competition regulations update, the first since the world governing body was renamed (formerly FINA). Most of the 417-page report on the World Aquatics site is the ...

Ready? The Economist's M.S. has figured out a way to use a lazy summer afternoon at Walden Pond to explain over-regulation in America. You are no longer able to swim across Walden Pond, it turns out: ...

INDIANAPOLIS - A new penalty for wearing jewelry and/or illegal attire was one of the seven rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Swimming and ...

"Jane," a member of the Orcas swim club in the 1990s, said the unanimous decision to ban John Sfire "immediately and permanently" from any activities or membership in USA Swimming was long overdue.