Comprehensive Sports Guide: Rules, Conditioning & Equipment

Athletic mastery depends on understanding official gameplay rules, optimizing equipment technology, and implementing sport-specific conditioning drills.

Swimming

What Is Survival Floating in Swimming?

Published Aug,23 2011 | By Dan Cappello

Whether you're a commercial fisherman or weekend kayaker, being stranded in open water without a life vest is the ultimate nightmare. If you ever find yourself in this situation without a boat to climb on to or a short swim to land, you need to know what to do to survive.

Dan Cappello has been a sports journalist and editor since 2007. His articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as “Inside Jersey,” “NJ Sports Fitness & Wellness” and “Ultimate Athlete.” Cappello is an Eagle Scout and active leader in the Boy Scouts of America, with more than a decade of outdoor sports experience. He holds a Master of Arts in writing studies.