Browsing: swimming

In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has…

Eleanor Beardsley, Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the…

Naomie Harris has been set as the narrator for a “Swim Sistas,” a new documentary celebrating Black women’s relationship with swimming. Directed by filmmaker, actor and…

Leigh BoobyerBBC News, WiltshireGetty ImagesChildren will be able to receive up to 10 free lessonsMore than 6,000 children across Wiltshire will be eligible for free swimming…

For the first time in more than a decade, Katie Ledecky may not be the most feared swimmer in the pool. That honor now belongs to…

An “inquisitive” humpback whale that wandered from its usual migratory route and into the centre of Sydney Harbour is causing “navigational challenges” for ferries and vessels…

Swimmers including Penn’s Lia Thomas, lane 4, dive into the water at the start of a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy…

Frank Sinatra did it his way, taking to the pool to boost his vocal prowess, and it seems Rod Stewart is singing from the same songsheet.…

A 16-year-old schoolgirl is being hailed as the future of Australian swimming after earning world championship selection. Sienna Toohey left seasoned campaigners including Kaylee McKeown in…