Swimming doesn’t have to be a sport that ends after the club or college days. Thanks to its low-impact nature and wide-ranging health benefits, it’s one of the few sports that can be enjoyed well into ...

Juneau’s Open Water Swim Series continues to be a hit among local swimmers looking for a few more strokes outside their normal pool routines. On Saturday, roughly 15 hearty souls entered the third ...

Formal swimming lessons significantly reduce the risk of drowning for young children. More than 40 million adults don't know how to swim; more than half have never taken a lesson. Nonfatal drowning ...

At the break of dawn, a group of swimmers step into a quiet lake, scanning the open horizon. There are no lane lines, no black lines on the bottom of the pool. Simply the water, wind, and the unknown.

Donner Swim Club’s, from left, Eli McIntier, Mridula Muthukumaran, Abby Proffitt and Cora Tregoning competed in the Indiana Swimming Open Water State Meet in Fishers. Submitted photo Donner Swim Club ...

This article draws on research conducted with co-researcher JJ Fisher, who led participant interviews. The author has also previously published research on wellbeing among middle-aged recreational ...

Liz Fry continues to make her mark as a long distance swimmer. Fry, a Westport resident and Staples alumnae (Class '76), was nominated to be the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year ...

Think your swimming goggles should be a cheap, often-replaced item? Then think again. Technology has moved on loads in recent years, so there’s no need to settle for leaky, ill-fitting or foggy ...

Before hundreds of swimmers are set to jump into the Chicago River in September, organizers and advocates say they are taking a “victory lap” of their own. To address safety, organizers said they will ...

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