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Follow swimming  


## swimming


* ![FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time after a men' 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A Brazilian police official told The](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b386b62f749d070/6988a30ebc6cfc40d33de50e/ryan-lochte4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 23, 2018  
## [Here’s the Instagram Post That Got Ryan Lochte Suspended](https://time.com/5346347/ryan-lochte-instagram-doping-violating/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Man swimming in river](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd798dfd80759c678/698926f1cf40a864cec4b462/cold-water-swimming.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2018  
## [Why Swimming in Cold Water May Be Good for Pain Relief](https://time.com/5141512/cold-water-swim-pain-relief/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Jamie Ducharme
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc5a0eeac112f283/6988d4777cdbac5d7ad5911f/time-magazine-exercise-fitness-health-bethan-mooney-24.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 10, 2017  
## [Don't Have Time to Exercise? Do This for 10 Minutes](https://time.com/4893161/hiit-high-intensity-interval-training-exercise/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Markham Heid
* ![Michael Phelps races shark](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85900caa268eac3e/6988d64586f68e3bcd6e5a02/gettyimages-82385880.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 19, 2017  
## [Here's how Michael Phelps Stacks Up Against Other Sea Creatures](https://time.com/4864457/michael-phelps-races-shark/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Emily Barone
* ![Swimming - Olympics: Day 4](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3cc2f4acd34dcacb/6988d2280a4a2282059cea94/phelps.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 16, 2017  
## [Michael Phelps Is Going to Race a Great White Shark](https://time.com/4822298/michael-phelps-shark-race-discovery/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Chan  
* ![diarrhea-outbreaks-from-dirty-pool-water-rise](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0e75cf58d055e60/6988ce10656a3f5c4ebd0133/diarrhea-outbreaks-from-dirty-pool-water-rise.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2017  
## [Diarrhea Outbreaks From Dirty Pool Water on the Rise](https://time.com/4785663/diarrhea-outbreaks-dirty-pool-water-on-rise/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Kate Samuelson
* ![Swimming Pool](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd51d10e1c553771b/6988bcfb2dce01761d9ec831/pool.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 3, 2017  
## [This Week in Health: Go Swimming and Clean Your Humidifier](https://time.com/4690918/health-swimming-clean-humidifier/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
* ![Winter swimmers in the Czech Republic](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt318ac951fed0c1dd/6988bc27656a3fc36dbcef1c/winter-swimmers-czech-republic-radek-kalhous-041.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 27, 2017  
## [These Czech Seniors Stay Young by Plunging Into Freezing Cold Rivers](https://time.com/4679962/czech-pensioners-cold-water-swimming/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kate Samuelson
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Feb 15, 2017  
## [The Surprisingly Simple Technique Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photographers Use](https://time.com/4661515/sports-illustrated-swimsuit/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![Around the Games - Olympics: Day 7](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87de2c8927e54742/6988a531cd1bba3e887023c1/gettyimages-588698832.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 8, 2016  
## [Ryan Lochte Hit With a 10-Month Ban For Robbery Story](https://time.com/4483498/lochte-suspended-usoc-swimming-olympics-rio/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sports Illustrated  
* ![Around the Games - Olympics: Day 7](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc39376e71e8da81b/6988a435428a9e8f22cd414a/ryan-lochte-sponsor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 30, 2016  
## [Ryan Lochte Is Now Endorsing a Tiny, Super-Loud Personal Alarm Called ROBOCOPP](https://time.com/4472952/ryan-lochte-endorsement-personal-alarm/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Mahita Gajanan
* ![Michael Phelps, right, reacts with Ryan Lochte, left, after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, in Omaha, Neb. on July 1, 2016. Lochte finished in second place.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf1d2d62b3f02cd5/6988a404bc6cfc3b6a3de654/lochte-phelps-robbery-brazil-rio-charges.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 29, 2016  
## [Michael Phelps Reaches Out to Ryan Lochte Over Rio Robbery Scandal: 'I Know What It Feels Like'](https://time.com/4470895/michael-phelps-ryan-lochte-rio-robbery/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Melissa Chan
* ![Baltimore Orioles v Washington Nationals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte952eab32df55510/6988a395524fc01783df945a/gettyimages-594877388.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 25, 2016  
## [See A Picture of Bryce Harper Holding Katie Ledecky's Medals](https://time.com/4465583/katie-ledecky-bryce-harper-olympic-medals/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Baseball](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f1a6dd5bdca53e3/6988a01a3c163966de45e473/ryan-caruthers-high-school-sports-tryouts-6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 24, 2016  
## [A Photographer's Exploration of the Standards of Masculinity](https://time.com/4428825/a-photographers-exploration-of-the-standards-of-masculinity/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kenneth Bachor
* ![2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Victory Ceremony - Men's 200m Individual Medley Victory Ceremony - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 11/08/2016. Michael Phelps \(USA\) of USA poses with his gold medal. REUTERS/Michael Dalder FOR EDITORIAL ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61da86977c16da1b/6988a23c2dce0156e29ea4c4/phelps-gold.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 22, 2016  
## [Rio Bids a Golden Farewell](https://time.com/4460750/rio-2016-olympics-best-moments-neymar-phelps-biles-ledecky/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Alice Park

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