BERLIN — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 ...

Paulana Lamonier jokes that her Haitian grandmother doesn’t have a clue what she does for a living. Lamonier had been working as a swimming instructor for nine years in New York before she decided to ...

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 ...

With Labor Day approaching, many people are preparing to go tubing and swimming at local streams and rivers. But do these delightful summertime activities have an impact on waterways? Now, the first ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 — With Labor Day approaching, many people are preparing to go tubing and swimming at local streams and rivers. These delightful summertime activities seem innocuous, but ...

Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers. By ...

Within 24 hours over the Fourth of July holiday, three people on Long Island drowned. They ranged in age from 7 to 79. The deaths all took place in residential pools. They were part of an upward swing ...

7 of the Biggest Swimming ‘Ughs’; Stop Touching My Feet! Swimming every day with the same people can be fun, but can also be a little frustrating. In the sport of swimming, you create friendships with ...

Warning: this compilation video may make you cold! Members of the Georgia Tech swim team, Simon Fraser University swim team in British Columbia, and two people in Reykjavík, Iceland showed off their ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Akaradech Pramoonsin—Getty Images, Gary Yeowell—Getty Images, Mariia Siurtukova—Getty Images, Mariakray/Getty ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — About 20 children in shorts and vests gather at a swimming pool on a sweltering afternoon in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos. A coach holds the hand of a boy who is blind as he ...

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around ...