The sport is no stunt, as swimmer Mackenzie Koeck and her support crew learned in the yearlong runup of preparation.

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

There were 200 competitive swimmers — and two monsters — in the warm waters of Goffstown Sunday morning for the latest “episode” of the Glen Lake Swim series. The first monster was Glennie, a ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20, ...

MARSEILLE, France — A French couple is training in the Mediterranean to prepare for what they hope will be a record-breaking three-month relay swim across the Atlantic. Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe ...

The opening of South Carolina’s newest state park has become a flash point for conversations about access to one of the state’s biggest lakes. With Pine Island scheduled to open to the public in ...