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14-yo Canadian is Youngest to Swim Great Lake, Raising $90K for Cancer Kids
As Annaleise Carr left the water Sunday, she became the youngest girl ever to swim the 32-mile (52 km) crossing of Lake Ontario, besting...
Man Without Arms or Legs Swims Frigid Bering Strait
“A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics,”...
Swimming Pool Built in the Sky – Transparent Bottom Looks Down 24 Stories to Street
The Holiday Inn Shanghai - Pudong Kangqiao features a cantilevered swimming pool that hangs over the building giving swimmers a bird's eye view onto...
Olympic Champ Missy Franklin Dedicates 4 Gold Medals to her Grieving Hometown, Aurora, Colo.
17 year-old swimmer Missy Franklin is being called the new Michael Phelps, after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London and competing...
U.S. Olympic Swim Team Shows Off Dancing Skills in Spoof Video
It's not all hard work and no play for the U.S. swimming team.
A light-hearted, spoof video filmed by the team during the run-up to...
Swimming Off Mogadishu, a Sense of Hope Returns to Somalia
With almost a thousand newly trained government troops, augmented by thousands of African peacekeepers, Mogadishu, the war torn capital of Somalia, and former jewel...
6 Moms We’d Like to Go to Work With on Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Today is Take Your Daughter (and Sons) to Work Day, and while we don’t begrudge the right of kids to tail their parents on...
K-9 Lifeguards Watch Over U.S. Coastline Thanks to Woman’s Passion
Last July, a young boy was riding on a jetski near the Oceanside Harbor when he was thrown off the watercraft. His family watched...
Hong Kong Harbour Swim Resumes After 33 Years
Hundreds of swimmers took part Sunday in Hong Kong's iconic harbour race, which had been suspended for 33 years until water pollution could be...
Out of Grief Sprouts Life-Saving Legacy for Girl After Her Organ Donations
You don’t have to be rich, famous or even an adult to leave a memorable legacy that can change lives. Just ask the mother...
To Battle Obesity, Britain Creates Incentives for ‘Healthy Towns’
With the highest obesity rates in Europe, Britain is investing £30 million to urge people in Manchester and 8 other areas to cut the...
The Miracle That is Dara Torres
Torres' winning 2 silver medals in the Olympics was for all of us fortysomethings with clouded minds and sagging bodies. It was for all...
Red Cross Swim Lesson Sticks, Helps Save a Life
A fearless 6-year-old slipped into the deep end of the pool and quickly realized she was in trouble. “I frantically used one hand to...
Teen Athlete Triumphant and Proud of her Amputated Legs
To Jessica Long, not having legs isn't a disability -- even with all of the pain. It's an opportunity. The teen swimmer is a...
760,000 people in 118 countries Walk to Eradicate Hunger
Last Sunday, more than 760,000 people took to the streets of more than 100 countries to walk five kilometres in support of Fight Hunger:...
Swim Team Gives Back Trophy After Discovering Error
Augusta, Georgia swim coaches Kevin Skenes and Alex Trakowski were honored for returning their trophy after discovering and pointing out a scoring error that...