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If you think improving propulsion and stroke efficiency are as important as an enjoyable swim, these sites are made for you.

Tips & advice, information and techniques for competitive swimming can come in handy - even if the only stroke you know is the doggy paddle. The better you swim, the more fun you'll have in the water.

Also just ahead, check out swimming safety tips and how to's for first-time beginners, along with more on where to find public swimming pools in major cities in the U.S. and worldwide ...

STORMFAX Guide to Safe Ocean Swimming - The basics, including how to identify lateral and rip currents, backwashes and other tips on staying safe at the beach, with related links to learning more about the UV index and Beaufort wind scale.

USA Swimming - Safety - The official team site with a safety article library covering advice for coaches & swimmers, safety action plan examples, plus related info for pool swimming, swim practices & meets.

Swimming Clubs on the Web - Like it says, with a complete links list to swimming clubs in the U.S., UK, Europe & Australia, courtesy of the American Swimming Coaches Association.

Swim Info - News, articles, links to subscribe to magazines, the latest results, US rankings, and records, tips and techniques, shopping info and more...

Swimmer's World - The latest swimming news headlines from around the world is the basis of this site. They also offer a taper calculator that let's you project how you'll do based on past year's results.

FINA - The web site of La Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur presents the latest info on swimming, water polo, diving, open water swimming and synchronized swimming.

British Amateur Swimming Association - BASA is the governing body for amateur water sports in England. The site covers the news on swimming, diving, water polo, open water and synchronized swimming with many additional resources.

Australian Swimming - New, events, records and plenty of photos as well as audio and video reports make keeping up with the sport and the national team a breeze.

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also see -> Platform Diving | Scuba Diving | Surfing

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