British Olympic swimmer Hector Pardoe has reflected on completing a 55km open-water swim, inspired by the Three Peaks challenge, in 22 hours. Wrexham-born swimmer Pardoe - who competed at the Olympics ...

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.

Ice swimming is the fastest growing extreme aquatic sport. Tens of thousands of swimmers now hit the cold water daily and before the COVID restrictions, thousands traveled to events from Siberia to ...

In one version of Irish myth, selkies were seals that turned into beautiful women at night when they went ashore. One night, a man trapped a selkie and made her his wife. They had a son. She loved her ...

While ocean swimming takes skill and training, Diana Nyad shares a few other tips to help you survive your next long-distance swimming challenge. Deep in the ocean, stung by jellyfish and swallowing ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. UHA podcast guest Terri Dietz went above and beyond her ...

Open water swimmers are being invited to take on an unforgetable challenge along the spectacular Jurassic Coast. “The Old Harry Swim Challenge”, organised by Wild Swim Co, is an open water swimming ...

Important health and safety tips for swimming indoors or in open water so you can understand how to stay safe while fundraising for Cancer Research UK. Once you’ve signed up, join the Facebook group ...