Terry Laughlin, who created the technique-focused swim training system known as “Total Immersion,” passed away Friday, Oct. 20, after complications with prostate cancer. Laughlin was 66 years old.

Growing up, I was not a great swimmer. It took only a few lessons for me to realize that staying afloat was all I needed in life. But during the summer of 2014, when I was out in the Atlantic near ...

As a 4-year-old, David Gillette took swimming lessons in Kirkland. To entice kids into feeling more comfortable in the water, his swimming instructor tossed pennies to the shallow-end pool bottom.

It made me angry that the obese woman could swim faster than me. In my bubble of intense training for my first triathlon, I’d fashioned an idea of justice that allowed fit people to naturally be ...

For many athletes, these quiet, dark months between Halloween and the end of the year are a time for rest and recovery. Training sessions lighten, and the only marathon on the schedule is likely to ...

Terry Laughlin, who was cut from his junior high school swimming team but went on to coach successfully at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point and revolutionize the sport with his ...

Asking someone if they can swim is a lot like asking me if I can golf. Sure, I can do it, but it's not a pretty sight. Most adults can swim, but they resemble someone in a state of controlled drowning ...

Heart abnormalities linked to immersion pulmonary edema were present in a greater-than-expected proportion of triathletes who died during the competition’s swim portion, according to a study. Heart ...