Women Swimming Training Center

Stop Wishing

Start Doing--! We Can Do it ! Getting the rhythm of the strokes and the breath can be overwhelming at first.

Swimming recruits all the major muscle groups, including the shoulders, back, abdominals, legs, hips, and glutes, she says. And because water affords 12 times the resistance as air in every direction, it really helps to build strength, she says. "It's cardiovascular and strengthening at the same time, and not many workouts have that," says Stratton. Coaches break it down and take you there slowly,  ...