Second graders on Staten Island are making a big splash learning to swim. Most weeks, a handful of second graders take a bus to the Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island with their teachers and ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dozens of qualified swimmers jumped into the Chicago River on Sunday morning. The Chicago River Swim marked the return of competitive open-water swimming in the river in nearly a ...

MACKINAC COUNTY, MI -- After hours of swimming, the oldest swimmer in the Mackinac Bridge Swim came ashore. His goggles were full of water and he was exhausted but happy. “I’m glad that’s over,” he ...

At 42, Tameka Bostick decided she wanted to learn how to swim. Bostick said she tried to sign her teenager up for lessons, too, but her daughter said she wanted her mother to learn to swim first. "'Ma ...

Find our full episode on shame here. Creed Erickson was born in 1954, and grew up in a small town in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Like many of us, he took swimming lessons at the local YMCA when he was ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI — Hundreds of swimmers faced a lifetime challenge Saturday morning, plunging into the Straits of Mackinac for a 4.5-mile journey alongside one of the world’s longest suspension ...

Last summer, when the Pocahontas Swim Club ended a decadeslong Fort Wayne City Swim Meet championship drought, the Poco swimmers and coaches were decked out in Olympic rings, a nod to the 2024 Paris ...

The Mackinac Bridge Swim will be July 26, 2025. The charity event features a swim across the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace. As the Mackinac Bridge prepares for a lineup of ...

A’ja Wilson seems to level up every single year. Whether it’s continuing to dominate as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time or making million-dollar moves on and off the court, she stays ...

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in. Paris Dispatch First, France cleaned the polluted ...

Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental health—and how to get started. Swimming offers a low-impact exercise with ...