Swimming

The Vancouver T100 Triathlon will take place on 14-15 June

Marten Van Riel headlines stellar Vancouver T100 Triathlon field

Man runs marathon dressed in Domino's Pizza box

Brave runner completed the London Marathon – dressed as a pizza box

Martin Lynch.

I take a cold plunge in my wheelie bin every day - it helps my PTSD

Over half have suffered discomfort for more than a year

Eight in 10 Brits suffer chronic pain - say life is 'on hold'

Over 150 beaches in the UK have been slapped with sewage alerts ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over 150 UK beaches hit with sewage alerts ahead of Easter weekend

Swimmers will see more flexible seasons for cold water swimming as part of the UK and Welsh Governments’ reforms to bathing rules. (Photo: Getty Images)

New rules announced for open water swimming

Fitness expert Laura Williams devises age-based fitness plans

Fitness expert, Laura Williams, devises age-based fitness plans

UK tourist Darren Sutton speaks in undated footage. He was rescued from waters at Wilderness Beach, Western Cape in South Africa

Brit tourist thanks lifeguard after nearly drowning at paradise beach

Lydney Town AFC players go swimming on their pitch.

Watch: Football team swims in waist-height floodwater on their pitch

Openrun Shokz earphones that shoppers can save on during Black Friday sales

Black Friday Shokz earphones from £55 runners and swimmers will love

Swimmers taking part in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

US Olympic swimming trailblazer Susan Pitt Anderson has died aged 76

Better says some primary schools are reducing the number of mandatory lessons they give

Parents say swimming 'third most important school subject'

First-time swimming guide for parents: a comforting approach

A British athlete has died while taking part in a triathlon event in Spain. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Threadneedle)

Brit athlete dies 'from cardiac arrest'

British holidaymakers have been banned from entering the sea at a beach in Tenerife due to health and safety fears over the water quality. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Brits banned from sea in popular winter sun destination

The story behind para swimmer Poppy Maskill's Paris 2024 success

I tested open ear headphones by brand endorsed by top marathon runner
Review of Shokz Open ear air buds from brand backed by Eliud Kipchoge that make bone conductor earphones
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Wild swimmers highlight their favourite dry robes

Best dry robes wild swimmers love with deals from £50

Australian Dick Caine - who trained a number of Olympic and world champion swimmers - has died just weeks after child sex abuse conviction.

Olympic swimming coach dead weeks after abuse conviction

Jo Bateman, who started legal action against South West Water for dumping sewage, is now heading to Downing Street as she has “had enough”. (Photo: Jo Bateman)

'I've had enough': Woman suing UK water firm to head to Downing Street

A popular beach in Tenerife is now closed to holidaymakers after high levels of bacteria were detected in the sea. (Photo: Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Popular holiday beach bans swimming

South West Water has been slammed for bringing “immeasurable damage” to Exmouth town in damage following sewage spills. (Photo: Geoff Crawford/ESCAPE Facebook group)

Water firm slammed for 'damaging' UK town leaving locals 'anxious'

Reporter Alison Brinkworth during a wild swim at Wild With Nature in Norfolk

I'm a wild swimmer and these products impressed me

Toni Shaw at Paris 2024

Shaw fights hard after back injury but misses out on a medal

William Ellard at the Paris Paralympics

Ellard wants to turn silver into gold in the pool in Paris

A filmmaker and photographer from Cornwall has captured the “incredible” moment a “giant” Bluefin Tuna swims underneath paddleboarders. (Photo: Sam Breeze/Wild Seas Fishing)

'Giant' Tuna swims underneath paddleboarders at popular UK beach

Alice Tai is finally ready to return to the Paralympic stage in Paris

Archie dives into the swimming pool

Iona Winnifrith ready for Paralympic debut at just 13-years-old
The 13-year-old will be the youngest British competitor in Paris and is set to emulate the steps of childhood hero Ellie Simmonds.
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Paralympian Rebecca Redfern is making Paris 2024 a family affair

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Glen Bailey training for Guinness World Record challenge

British Guinness World Record breakers tell their inspiring stories

People have fallen ill after visiting Exmouth beach in Devon which was hit by a major sewage spill after a sewer pipe burst. (Photo: Geoff Crawford)

People fall ill after visiting UK beach

Beaches across the UK have been slapped with a sewage alert by Surfers Against Sewage with swimming “not advised”. (Photo: Getty Images)

Sewage alerts at 40 UK beaches ahead of 25C highs this weekend

Two UK beaches will have 'no swimming' warnings in place until at least 2025 due to 'high levels of pollutants'. (Photo: Getty Images)

‘No swimming’ warning at two UK beaches until 2025

Rare tropical sunfish spotted off Yorkshire coast

Rare tropical sunfish shown swimming off Yorkshire coast

Toxic blue-green algae poses a life-threatening risk to dogs. (Photo: PONTUS LUNDAHL/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning for dog owners after blue-green algae outbreaks across the UK

The men’s Olympic triathlon has been postponed due to high pollution levels in the River Seine. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Olympic event postponed over pollution

Revellers enjoying the chilled out festival scene

Joyful summer festival near Brum should be on everyone's bucket list

A popular beach in Albufeira, Portugal, has closed down and banned locals and holidaymakers from swimming in the water. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Beach in holiday hotspot bans swimming

Another beach has been closed off to holidaymakers in Tenerife which is known for its stunning views. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Second beach in Tenerife holiday hotspot closes

The River Seine, which will be hosting Paris Olympics swimming events, is still failing to meet water safety standards. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Paris river still unfit for swimming one month from Olympics

Beaches at a popular tourist resort in Singapore have been forced to close after two ships colliding caused an oil spill. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Beaches in popular tourist destination closed

A beach in the Canary Islands was forced to close to holidaymakers after a massive shark was spotted in the waters. (Photo: Getty Images)

Holiday warning as 7ft shark spotted on popular beach

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been barred from the Olympics

Transgender swimmer barred from Olympics

Australian olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe. Photo by Getty Images.

Olympics sports star had 'serious' accident while filming reality show

Dame Sarah Storey celebrates winning at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in 2015 (Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images for British Cycling)

Dame Sarah Storey on Desert Island Discs

NationalWorld has put together a list of top 10 sandy beaches across the UK you can visit this weekend as a mini heatwave has been forecast by the Met Office. (Photo: Getty Images)

Best sandy UK beaches to visit this weekend as highs of 27C forecast

Eleven popular swimming spots across the UK have been stripped of their bathing water status due to pollution. (Photo: Getty Images)

Popular swimming spots lose bathing water status over pollution

Twenty-seven swimming spots are set to be designated official bathing water sites despite water firms dumping "over 400,000 hours of sewage". (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

27 new bathing spots planned - despite 'grim' sewage dumping

Hillsborough Leisure Centre was evacuated after an incident in the pool. Photo: Steve Ellis, National World

Pool closed after swimmer pooed

Nicola McFarlane, 47 from Dunblane, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease - and is now fundraising for Doddie Weir. (Picture: Elaine Livingstone/PA Wire)

"I have MND - every day my condition will get worse"

Like to swim in treated sewage water? Well, let’s see it Cathryn Ross. (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall/PA)

Like to swim in treated sewage water? Well, let’s see it Cathryn Ross Isabella Boneham

Kyra Hill, 11, died after she drowned at a water park on her birthday. (Pictures: PA)

11-year-old died after drowning at water park on her birthday

Inside the Channel Crossings exhibition at Dover Museum

English Channel's crossings history explored in museum exhibition

The essential kit you need to start wild swimming

Safety tips you need to be aware of before you go open water swimming this summer.

Explainer Top tips on how to safely swim in open water this summer

The Seine river is bordered by many of Paris's most iconic buildings (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Paris pours billion pounds into Seine river clean-up project