STORY: On the shore of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain, Mamadou M Bathily stretches out his arms and glides across the water. :: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain For the 24-year-old, it's a major feat.

Richard Webster (age 59) a long-standing volunteer RNLI lifeguard, has successfully swam the Cadiz Freedom Swim, an extreme 7 ...

Rare are athletes who walk away from their sport at the peak of their powers. Frequently, retirement calls when an athlete – regardless of sport – competes at a percentage of the excellence they once ...

The rise of Pieter Coetze has been something South Africa and the rest of the swimming world have been anxiously awaiting. The 18-year-old from Pretoria put together an impressive season and was ...

Left to right, actors Nasha Shandri and Sunnee Goodwin in the SwimCap production. There are few better feelings on a hot summer day than dipping into the cool water of a pool or a lake — no matter the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 2017 report from the USA Swimming Foundation, 64 percent of Black children have little or no swimming ability compared to 40 percent of White children. One Saint Augustine ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim ...

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - Twice Olympic champion Tatjana Smith is ready to retire after the Paris Games, with the South African saying on Wednesday that she no longer wanted to be defined by her ...

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - South African Cameron Van der Burgh, struggling to contain his emotions, shook his finger in disbelief at the screen above the pool as it flashed his 100 metres ...

Veteran South African open-water swimmer John Flanigan, 80, dies after a kayaking incident off Bloubergstrand, prompting ...