Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some swimmers have also found wild swimming to be an antidote to pandemic-era loneliness and mental health struggles. Jessica J.

There's little worse as a pool lifeguard than hearing the words "code brown" come through your radio. For swimmers on a hot day, there's also little worse than being told to immediately get out of the ...

Short course: A term used to describe a pool in which one length measures 25 meters (or 25 yards). Most college pools are short courses, and most events during the winter are held at short-course ...

With school out for the summer and temperatures rising across the country, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool. Now is the time to review safety tips to keep children safe ...

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.

Many people feel uncomfortable in the water – and twice as uncomfortable being underwater. For many service members, getting in the water is key. You must swim, tread and place your face in the water ...