Shawna Newman

If you are just becoming familiar with kneeboarding, you might wonder what tricks you can do with the sport — or if it’s even possible while kneeling in the water. Here is everything you need to know about kneeboarding tricks.  What Is Kneeboarding?  Kneeboarding is a water sport wherein you ride behind a boat by […]

If you are just beginning to get into the world of water sports, you have probably heard about kneeboarding and wakeboarding. The two sports might seem similar at first, so it is easy to get confused. However, as you come to learn more about them, you’ll learn that they actually have important and distinct differences. 

With water covering three-quarters of the globe we live on; it would seem to behoove us to at some point in our lives to learn how to swim.  Indeed, there is a myriad of reasons why you might want to learn swimming skills, and a partial list of those reasons includes lakes, hotel swimming pools,

On the surface, the breaststroke and butterfly look like they have similar mechanics. Both strokes require the bringing forward of the arms in an arcing motion and a flexed knee kick of the legs. They’re also based on forward propulsion and require the lifting of the head out of the water at a specific point

A pool is a great place to relax, especially when it’s hot. But what happens when it becomes cloudy and you want to have a swimming session as soon as possible? Or when you have just planned an outdoor party with your friends only to realize your pool is full of algae?  The answer is,

Scuba diving is a super fun sport that can allow you the ability to see the underwater world that many people never have the opportunity to see in all its glory. That being said, scuba diving can also be incredibly dangerous and difficult, especially if you are not taking the right precautions. And have you

Being in the water can be a lot of fun, as long as you know how to swim or stay in a shallow area. Most everyone feels comfortable in the water as long as their feet can touch the bottom and their head is sufficiently out of the water. However, there may be times you

Breaststroke and freestyle are two popular swimming strokes. Swimming has a lot of benefits and each stroke also has its own unique benefits.  Below we’ll cover the differences between these two popular swimming strokes.  What Is Freestyle Swimming? Freestyle is one of the most common types of swimming strokes. This swimming technique is often seen

Sculling is a technique to help swimmers improve form and build strength. Using this technique, swimmers can feel the water and focus on the pitch of their hands in the water. Sculling is similar to rowing. In rowing, the paddle is in the water and it turns, stops, and drives the boat. In swimming, the

If you live in an area where it’s 40 degrees or colder for about half the year, you usually want to enjoy the outdoors without shivering while you can. If you love the water, you especially welcome the thought of swimming if it’s now the middle of summer and at least 90 degrees outside. What’s

Though the concept may seem simple enough, fill your pool with water and enjoy, there is a bit more to keeping your pool clean and clear than you might imagine. The water in a pool is a delicate balance of chemicals that must be maintained to keep the water clear and safe to swim in

Your jet ski (personal watercraft, or PWC) experience depends on the model. Some are designed for cutting through the waves at high speeds. Others for trick-riding. Some are all about relaxation. When it comes to picking the right jet ski, you should consider utility first. Then, take your search from there. While we can’t tell

The first successful consumer jet ski was a stand-up model by Kawasaki actually called the Jet Ski. (This is where we get the generic term “jet ski” for all personal watercraft.) Today, sit-down models of personal watercraft (PWC), which carry more people and have more room to relax, outsell stand-ups by a wide margin. But