In contrast to land-based counterterrorism missions, combat swimmer operations demand underwater infiltration, where SEALs may place limpet mines on ships or sabotage critical maritime assets ...

In January 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta authorized lifting a 1994 ban on women serving in direct ground combat roles. Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women ...

They finished last out of four in the women’s 4x200m surface relay final. Fin swimming is an underwater sport involving swimming on the water’s surface or underwater using either monofins or ...