As a journalist, I’m a creature of deadline. I signed up to participate in the challenge to swim 15 miles in June for the American Red Cross, and of course I waited until the very last day to finish.

Thinking of making 2025 the year you take on your first open water challenge? There are countless organised events across the ...

A mother of two has became the first woman to swim to shore from decommissioned sea forts off the Kent coast. Rebekah Kefford, from Birchington, swam the eight miles (12.8km) from the Red Sands forts ...

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCare’s Swim Across the Sound Marathon is coming up on July 29. The one-day event sees more than 150 swimmers and 120 boaters make the 15.5-mile journey from ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Swimming outdoors in winter isn’t for everyone, but for those who venture into the water they’ll tell you even a brief plunge has its own rewards: Less aches and pains, a ...

Kyle Ploehn, an amputee, calls the rest of the competitors he is swimming against, the 'ABs' ― the able-bodied swimmers. Those 'ABs' call Kyle Ploehn an inspiration. While a large group of competitors ...

The Lorain County Metro Parks Amherst HealthPlex, 47160 Hollstein Drive, will host the Swim Around Aruba challenge from April 1 through May 31. The program invites individuals of all ages to challenge ...

Xavier Kulak of Bethpage wins the 200-yard freestyle at the Long Island Challenge meet between Nassau and Suffolk swimmers at the Farmingdale Aquatic Center on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Peter ...

SwimTrek, the world’s leading swimming holiday operator, is excited to announce an exciting swimming challenge as its employees take on a 50 km swim around the island of Guernsey, in partnership with ...