SWIMMER Magazine July-August 2025

Jul-Aug 2025

How to Do Breaststroke Kick

You may struggle to perfect your breaststroke kick because of how different it is from flutter and butterfly kick. Here are the key skills for developing an effective breaststroke kick and how to improve those skills, so you can swim a faster and easier breaststroke.

By Andrew Sheaff

Swimming May Be Your Brain's Best Defense Against Aging

Many Masters swimmers are maturing into the demographic in which dementia becomes more common, and they should consider when and how they might be able to continue swimming even as their cognitive abilities change.

By Elaine K. Howley

Living the Good Life

Anthony Kung is succeeding as an actor in Hollywood and racking up Top 10 times in breaststroke events. The heart of his truth comes from experience. The pool, and his close-knit community of Rose Bowl Masters, anchor the best parts of his life.

By Joanne C. Gerstner

Finding Refuge in the Water

Learning to swim has been a triumph for a group of Muslim women in MInnesota who previously had difficulty finding somewhere they could remain adherent to their faith while also overcoming their fear of water.