A perennial test of courage, the city’s New Year Winter Swimming Lifesaving Championships race celebrates its 50th year in 2026.

It is 50 years ago today that a 16-year-old Sydney schoolgirl Karen Moras stunned a packed crowd at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh to smash her own world record in the 800m freestyle. Her ...

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Excellence in swimming doesn't really come with an age limitation. Ask the Lancaster Aquatic Club, which has been a notable developer of pool-related talent since its 1956 inception. In that vein, ...