Fish have a sensory system known as the lateral line, which allows them to detect movements and pressure gradients in the water. Scientists have now given a robotic fish its own version of that system ...

Scientists regularly draw ideas from the natural world in a bid to improve robotic performance, and when it comes to soft robots that swim, motion in the ocean is a rich source of inspiration. The ...

With the summer months upon us and the pandemic slowing, swimmers around the globe are “fixing to get faster.” Things slowed down for past year as we scrambled to keep our fitness. No racing left us ...

The Second Swim Speed Boost: Why Do Swimmers Perform Better in Finals? Meets featuring a preliminaries/finals setup are an expected part of the competitive swimming journey. Swimmers in these ...

This week’s One-Hour Workout is a swim session that includes a little taste of everything: endurance work and speed intervals, as well as some technical focus. It’s also one of those workouts that can ...

A team of engineers and zoologists affiliated with several institutions in Japan has developed a new way to study riblet denticles on shark skin. In their study, published in the Journal of the Royal ...