All news on the topic: Swimming

The pack of hammerheads was seen stalking the shallow waters around Orange Beach, a popular tourist island off the coast of Alabama, with paddlers being forced to scramble to get on board the nearby boats as the creatures drew closer

After a number of drownings in recent weeks as people taking a cooling dip in the heatwave got into difficulties in the water, here are tips on what to do in the eventuality

Lewis Smith, 10, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, pulled a lifeless four-year-old boy from the bottom of a hotel pool during a holiday in Turkey before dad Craig revived him with CPR

Pitman High School student Victor Rodriguez vanished after going swimming in Alcyon Lake, New Jersey, US, on Sunday evening at around 8.45pm. His body was tragically found on Monday

A black bear emerged from the waters off the Florida coast Sunday, shocking beachgoers as it swam ashore and ran off into nearby sand dunes. No sunbathers were hurt

Most of us don't use enough sun lotion, says the NHS, but protecting both yourself and your family from harmful rays is vital

The New York Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter jumped in the water after seeing his teenage daughter get into trouble during a family trip to Avon-By-The-Sea, New Jersey

Adventurer Joshua Nueva was paddling in the waters of Keem Bay, in Achill Island Co Mayo, when he had the unusual encounter and managed to capture the whole thing on camera

As a Russian man dies following a gruesome shark attack off the beach at a popular Egyptian resort, we take a look at the harrowing attacks that have plagued the country

Single mum Vicky Waugh, 33, has warned others not to go swimming in open water this summer after 16-year-old son Kalen drowned in Salford Quays last July

More than a third of adults pick up a new skill or hobby after passing the milestone birthday - including golfing, DIY or home repairs, and how to make a video call

'Brilliant' Joe Abbess, who studied hospitality at City College Southampton, had been swimming close to the pier at Bournemouth seafront last week when tragedy struck and he drowned

Stephanie Williams, the mother of Bournemouth beach tragedy victim Sunnah Khan, 12, has paid tribute to her little girl who died last Wednesday with Joseph Abbess, 17

A swimming instructor and water safety advocate has shared advice that could save a life if your child was to fall in the pool while having a towel wrapped around them

Friends and family of a young girl who died after being pulled from the sea have described her as an "angel" and say her death will leave a hole in their hearts

Peter Lamb, 70, who used to manage the Dorset Belle for 20 years, says the sea next to the pier where two children were critically injured wasn't safe

Luke Owen, 35, was on the Dorset Belle - impounded by police following the deaths at Bournemouth beach - at the time of the tragedy and captured footage from the deck

The father of a survivor of yesterday's tragedy in Bournemouth says his daughter, who was taken to hospital but is now home, was dragged out to sea by the rip tide

Bournemouth beach, packed with half term holidaymakers, was evacuated as medics in air ambulances dashed to help the stricken children who were pulled from the water

A 26-year-old man died after he became separated from his jet ski Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing - one eyewitness recalled how beachgoers could only watch as he fought to keep his head above the water

The tragic incident happened at Sandy Hook Beach in New Jersey, US, on Sunday, after the teen was swimming in a section of the beach without lifeguards, according to authorities

Emergency services battled to save the 70-year-old man after bringing him ashore at Worthing in West Sussex, as thousands flocked to the coast on the hottest day of 2023

Young people are being warned to stay clear of open water this summer with at least six people dying after getting into trouble in lakes and rivers in and around the bank holiday as temperatures soar

Simon Haycock whose 16-year-old son Sam drowned has warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after another young life was lost last week in Carlisle, Cumbria

Most of the UK will remain warm today and tomorrow, forecasters have said. Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said we are now seeing the first 'hints of summer'