Swimming in a lake or the ocean is an exhilarating alternative to your usual pool routine. Here’s how to get started. By Amanda Loudin For many, the idea of swimming in open water is unnerving. The ...

While you could always swim laps if you want to work out in a pool, there are plenty of other exercises to do in the water that are just as beneficial. Think squats in the shallow end, push-ups ...

Luckily, I felt safe with buoys to hang on to and my friend guiding me, and somehow, after just that one open-air practice session where I’d swim a few hundred metres then stop at the lake side, I ...

A Shropshire swimming pool shut for more than two months after a leak caused one of its pools to lose a significant amount of ...

Planning a traditional chilly swim over Christmas or New Year? Imy Brighty-Potts asks GPs about the immediate impact on the ...

After 12 years of planning, organizers say an open-water swim in the Chicago River is set to be held in September, after receiving approval from the U.S. Coast Guard. Swimmers may be hesitant to ...

Older adults can also be at risk of drowning in backyard pools due to medical incidents, such as a heart attack, or ...

Explore innovative construction techniques and design ideas for building a water slide house around an underground swimming ...