Swimming News

Baywave hosted the 2013 Swimming Bay of Plenty relay championships on Sunday with a number of teams pulling out all the stops in order to claim regional bragging rights.

SWIMMING: Plymouth College Preparatory School pupil Lauren Hession has beaten top swimmers at prep schools from around the country to be crowned IAPS national swimming champion.

Shocking is also known as super chlorinating. It's a way to keep pool water safe and clean by adding three to five times the normal amount of chlorine or other chemical sanitizer to the pool water to drastically raise the chlorine level for a short time.

A 2-year-old child is in critical condition at Wolfson Children's Hospital after falling into a pool Tuesday at an unlicensed day care on the Westside, Jacksonville authorities said.

It was a day that was a few months in the making for Fluvanna seniors Kelsey Schlein and Carly Csapo.

Sometimes there's just not enough days in the week, but every Wednesday we'll give you an idea of something to do to relax, spend time with family and just take some time for yourself.

The mother of a "supremely courageous and inspiring" British soldier who died as he protected the lives of his comrades in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride after accepting his posthumous Victoria Cross .

Summer is just around the corner and what could be more refreshing than a dip in your local pool? Just don't open your mouth.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

Having fought off the pressure of the bigger clubs, they finished in eighth place out of 20 teams, having travelled to Pontypool, Bristol and Backwell and the final in Weston at Hutton Moor.

The beach at Wasque Reservation, closed to swimmers and fishermen for about a year and a half because of dangerous conditions, will likely be open for swimming and fishing this summer, the Vineyard superintendent for The Trustees of Reservations said.

UNCW Swimming and Diving head coach Dave Allen ends his voicemail message with "It's a great day to be a Seahawk." Based on last week's recommendations from the Intercollegiate Athletics Review committee, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's cross country and indoor track and field as well as softball are facing the possibility of ... (more)

If you're looking to add a little more adventure to mountain biking, try this nighttime race that starts at 8 p.m. through the backwoods of Amelia Park.

The 2013 Cedar Grove summer swim team will host an open house on from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 at the entrance to the town pool, located at the end of Community Park Road .

The prince met the Olympic swimmer at the Warrior Games in Colorado during his US tour and they hit it off straight away so Harry - who even joined in singing to the athlete for her 18th birthday - has reportedly pledged to help her celebrate her sporting successes.

For the first time, a national swimming record was set in Redding. During last weekend's swim meet at the Redding Aquatic Center, Winn Aung, age 10 of Redding, set a national record in the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 1:01:21. That is more than one full second better than the previous age group record which was set 18 years ago by current ... (more)

NAPLES, Florida, May 19. AT the T2 Norris Foundation Meet this weekend, T2's own Matthew Limbacher, just 12 years old, took down the U.S. National Age Group record in the boys 11-12 50-meter breaststroke event.

Trowbridge cerebral palsy sufferer Jayne Shelbourne is preparing to take on another gruelling swim for charity, aiming to complete more than 40 lengths in an hour at Trowbridge Pool on May 26.

We could nominate him for sainthood. We could erect a statue in front of the downtown arena.

Human feces taints more than half of public swimming pools, a finding U.S. health officials are using to urge better personal hygiene as the summer months approach.