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 ...

Whoever said swimming was not an extreme sport hasn’t heard of the many unique challenges that exist around the world. Every year, they pull swimmers out of their sheltered swimming pools into the ...

If you are bored with counting laps in the pool and want a better way to keep track of time and distance for your swim workouts, try the 1:30 Interval Challenge. The goal of this workout is to swim ...

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 ...

Two Winchester men are hoping to complete a historic challenge that will see one of them become the first double amputee to swim the Solent.

The family of late Olympic gold medalist Bill Yorzyk has created the the inaugural Wild Bill Swim and Paddle Challenge this summer, benefitting clean water causes in his native Massachusetts. The ...

To finish the Double Seven Challenge, athlete Rob Lea relied on diaper rash cream and Bag Balm while swimming the Tsugaru Strait.

On Aug. 11-12, swimmers of all ages and abilities will come together in the pool to log laps for 24 hours in an effort to eliminate childhood drowning. The Swim 24 Challenge, a 24-hour swim fundraiser ...