Swimming: Complete Guide to Strokes, Training, Pool and Open Water

Swimming combines technique, conditioning and efficiency. World Aquatics governs swimming alongside open water and other aquatic sports, while LIVYVIO separates pool swimming from related disciplines for clearer training guidance.

· Updated Sep 28, 2026

Swimming is both a competitive sport and a widely used form of exercise, but performance depends heavily on technique because every stroke must generate propulsion while limiting drag. This hub explains the durable structure of pool and open-water swimming while leaving changing competition details to current World Aquatics sources. It also connects the first V1 child pages on starts, turns, underwater streamline, breathing, kick, efficiency and Olympic history so readers can move from a broad overview into one specific topic without duplicated content.

Sources & references

  1. Overview — World Aquatics
  2. Discipline Rules — World Aquatics
  3. World Aquatics updates Competition Regulations — World Aquatics