A recruit from Papa Company 189 treads water for 5 minutes during her swim assessment at Training Center Cape May, N.J., April 3, 2014. (Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska/U.S. Coast Guard photo) ...

Over a decade ago, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men in the Gulf of Mexico who had been fishing for grouper when their boat capsized. In order to survive, they had to tread water for 18 hours.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Putnam, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts the 1,400-meter swim event during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, ...

Unless you're a water-polo player, the "egg-beater" technique may mean little to you. But new research from the University of Otago has found it may be the most effective skill you can learn to ...

Unless you're a water-polo player, the 'egg-beater' technique may mean little to you. But new research has found it may be the most effective skill you can learn to prevent drowning. Unless you're a ...