The exact origins of National Swim a Lap Day are a bit of a mystery. Like many quirky holidays, it seems to have popped up as a fun way to celebrate the start of summer and promote physical fitness.

For years, I wouldn’t jump into a swimming pool. Sure, I could swim. I spent more than a decade as a competitive swimmer, but logging laps in the pool was no longer enjoyable. I would wade into the ...

I LIKE THE IDEA of lap swimming. But the act of swimming is better in my head than in the water. During the first lap, I tell myself things are going pretty well. I can keep this up. After a couple ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Swim for fitness. That ...

When I signed up for the Nike Women’s Half-Marathon while I was in college, I was a bit terrified. I’d been an amateur, three- to- five-mile runner in the past, and putting in more than 10 miles in ...

On June 22, the Charles Brooks Community Swim Center opened up its pools to the public for socially distanced lap swimming. As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, free lap swimming and ...

With temperatures in Carlsbad near or in the triple digits for the foreseeable future, keeping cool during the summer months is even more important. While the Carlsbad Waterpark remains closed due to ...

Mornings are busy at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center since it reopened last week, with people anxious to get back in the water for exercise. The city’s public swim center, which includes three pools, ...

The city’s adult lap swim program is returning for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but will operate in a limited capacity amid a local and national lifeguard shortage.

Pools will be able to reopen for lap swimming and organized swim teams following the latest COVID-19 Executive Order. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Gov. Walz signed an Executive ...