The Russian River Sanctuary Area will open for sockeye fishing on July 1, two weeks early. Over 22,700 sockeye have passed ...

Crews pulled the body of a man out of a northeastern Kent County lake Monday, the day after he went missing while swimming. (July 1, 2025) ...

High bacteria levels and staffing shortages have forced swimming at Lodi Lake to be banned several times so far this summer.

Swimming in the ocean is not just great exercise; it also provides a connection to nature proponents say is especially ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and ...

Located in Russia, Lake Karachay is infamous as one of the most polluted places on Earth due to its use as a dumping ground for radioactive waste. Swimming here is forbidden, as exposure to its waters ...

But there is more to Baikal than numbers. Carved out by a continental rift and estimated to be 25-30 million years old, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake on Earth, plunging to a maximum depth of 1,642m.

Russian freediver Yekaterina Nekrasova is believed to have set a new world record in under-ice swimming. Russian media reported she swam over 120 meters (400 feet) under the frozen surface of Lake ...

This sign that reads, "see you next season" at the former Lake Loveland Swim Beach has a promise that won't be fulfilled. There will be no next season because the Loveland Swim Beach is closed.

It’s just the latest revelation of apparent doping violations that the global athletic community are starting to question. Just months after the 2024 World Championships in swimming, a Times ...

Artistic — formerly known as synchronised — swimming, followed the lead of figure skating, which overhauled its scoring system after a judging scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. Much like figure ...

A new scoring system and the absence of Russia have created a seismic shift in artistic swimming, promising a more exciting show at the 2024 Paris Olympics and anticipation that -- for the first ...