The Swimming Dictionary: A List of Words and Phrases Lost on the Non-Swimmer. Like any sport, swimming has its own set of words. Here we have compiled a list of some of the most commonly used and ...

Madeleine Babcock, a 16-year-old visually impaired swimmer, chooses different techniques to adapt swimming for her limited vision. Babcock said, “I use the lane line to stay straight and not run ...

Distance swimming has a way of weeding out those with an aversion to the pain of endless laps and the tedium of staring at the black line at the bottom of the pool for some 20 hours a week.

During the 1500-meter swim, Vermeylen revealed that she felt and saw unsettling debris in the water. "While swimming under the bridge, I felt and saw things that we shouldn't think about too much ...

To find the most dangerous states for swimming in natural waterways, Whitley Law Firm analyzed public CDC data on unintentional drowning fatalities reported in natural water bodies across all 50 U ...

Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga is getting a lot of reactions at the Paris Olympics, and it has nothing to do with his ...

In 2010, a 26-year-old open-water swimmer for the U.S. national team died during an event in the United Arab Emirates. He failed to finish and was found in the water two hours later , Swimming ...

Though the sport has long relied on a swimmer’s feel in the water or a coach’s eye from the pool deck, Douglass and several of her U.S. Olympic teammates are exploring a new competitive frontier.

Archie Goodburn was 22 when he was told he had brain cancer. A year on, he is still competing and still fighting to help others.

PARIS — For as long as Daniella Ramirez can remember, she’s been fully submerged in a pool and following in the footsteps of her aquatic family. “I’m a third-generation artistic swimmer ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A man in Israel has died after he was attacked by a shark, police and the victim’s wife said Wednesday, after he went swimming in an area that draws dozens of the marine ...

WORCESTER — Before Ari Jain steps on the block, the Westborough High swimmer slaps his legs, splashes his body with water and kisses his index finger while pointing toward the sky. Then, Jain ...