Swimming

In hundreds of pools across the U.S. and throughout the world on Thursday, a valuable lesson took place — children learned how to swim.Called The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson 2025, the global public relations event was supported by aquatic facilities, water parks, pools, swim schools, and YMCAs, among other venues.

Staff training will necessitate temporarily closing of Lee County Community pools on Feb. 15.

Nearly 4,000 jellyfish stings have been reported at Volusia County beaches in the last two weeks.

Rip currents seem to be making headlines frequently this summer; from the viral eighty-person human chain in Florida’s panhandle which saved a family of…

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of three people who all died Monday in separate incidents while snorkeling in the Keys....

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad made it from Havana to Key West last week – on her fifth try. The 64-year-old set the world record for open water swimming,…

Two and a half days after jumping into the water at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, swimming legend Diana Nyad made it to Key West’s atlantic shore…

Two students from Florida Gulf Coast University are competing in the Summer Olympics in London. Both are international students who are standouts on…