All news on the topic: Swimming

Britain's greatest swimmer and the second anniversary of him retaining his Olympic title coincides with exactly one year to go until the 2024 Games in Paris - but Peaty isn't looking too far ahead

To mark World Drowning Prevention Day, the family of Haydn Griffiths has spoken out about the dangers of drowning no matter how fit you are

Kalen Waugh was just 16 when he drowned after getting into difficulty in very cold water at Ontario Basin at Salford Quays last July, an inquest in Bolton concluded

One mother told how she was visiting a New Brighton beach with her children when she saw what appeared to be an "alien-like" creature on the sand near where her kids were playing

Having a picnic, or visiting a free museum, are other popular budget activities for this summer - as nearly half of parents worry about spending beyond their means

A man has sadly died after coming into difficulty whilst swimming in the sea in Hythe, Kent. Emergency services rushed to the scene but the swimmer was sadly pronounced dead

Terrifying footage shows the moment frightened holidaymakers screamed in horror after they were joined by two blue sharks off the coast of Portbou, Catalonia, in Spain

Four people have been injured while swimming off a beach in central Japan, with one man in his 60s suffering broken ribs and bites to his hands after being rammed by a dolphin

The huge and powerful marine monster would have been outcompeted for resources by smaller and nimbler rivals. Evidence comes from its tiny placoid scales - the first discovery of its kind

There was commotion at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, but the animal was mistaken for a different creature, something experts say is a relatively common confusion

Footage shows the fin of a massive whale suddenly emerging in the sea among swimmers and tourists on paddle boards causing people to start screaming from the shoreline at a Spanish resort

Two circling shark pups led a beach in the Canary Islands to be closed, before a ban was imposed to stop people going beyond knee deep. But shark sightings in Spain are more common than you might think

Tony Dodd has warned people about open water after his brother Wayne drowned in Ashton Canal, Greater Manchester, in 2011 aged 43 after falling in while walking home from a night at the pub

Shark attacks are on the rise - there were nearly as many reported this week as there were throughout all of 2022. Some experts weighed in on the phenomenon and preventative measures being taken

Reports online suggested youngsters aged between six and eleven became poorly after playing in the water at Plymbridge Woods on Saturday

Holidaymakers idling along in a boat were shocked to come across the huge marine creature near a popular beach in Gwynedd, north Wales, which they say was almost the size of their vessel

The tragedy happened at Rockaway beach on Sunday at 6pm after lifeguards installed red flags forcing the close beach to close early due to lightning and thunder

Roz Purcell, former Miss Universe Ireland, came across a hot tub like pool on a beach in Liscannor, Clahane, County Clare, sharing a picture of the idyllic spot online

According to authorities, Panama City in Florida saw three separate 'fatal water incidents' in one day and just on Tuesday former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett died aged 35 after drowning in a rip tide

Parents have been warned not to use a certain type of inflatable after a TikTok swimming instructor warned they can could possibly make a child more susceptible to drowning

Local resident Lloyd Carr captured the shocking image at Strandhill in Co Sligo which shows the very visible 'No Swimming/Cosc ar Snámh' sign with a person in the water marked by a yellow arrow

Taylor MacKenzie is competing for Great Britain at the Special Olympics in Germany in the sprint swimming events after falling in love with the sport as a child

Parents with children who hate swimming in a cold paddling pool are in luck, as a mum has shared a genius method to raise the temperature of the water using a cheap trick

The holidaymaker was left stunned when the parent screamed at him over his decision - but social media users suggested the 'entitled' mum was the one in the wrong

Best wild swimming spots in the UK from fairy pools and lagoons to rock pools - we take a look at some of the dreamiest places in the UK for a paddle