In the fast-paced, highlight-driven world of sports, it’s no surprise that sprint events have become the crowd favorites. In swimming, the 50-meter races of each stroke have been added to the Olympic ...

Kim Bowler swam through the night, swam through the fatigue, swam through the choppy, wind-whipped waters of Priest Lake. The shoreline didn’t seem to get any closer. The 41-year-old from Liberty Lake ...

A long-distance swimming record's been broken by a New Zealander wanting to protect our ocean. Open-water swimmer Jono Ridler ...

ZEELAND - Distance swimming isn't for everyone, but Zeeland's Anna VanDyken made it her specialty. Her year-by-year progression as an all-state swimmer has led her to find the best distance for ...

Whether we like to admit it or not, most distance swimmers have been there. You’re in the middle of racing a mile when your mind suddenly goes blank, and you silently thank the swimming gods that ...

Nov. 3—Long-distance swimming in open water presents challenges beyond the physical grind. Think sharks. And venomous jellyfish. Those are just two of the potentially fatal problems Diana Nyad must ...

The medley relay features teams of four, where each team member swims a different stroke. Teams are usually comprised of a ...

A British-South African endurance athlete became the first person to swim around the island of Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, completing a 60-mile (97-kilometer) trek over multiple days to raise ...