A shark bite has been reported by a long distance swimmer at Southern California's Catalina Island. According to KTLA via Yahoo News, a swimmer in his 50s was doing a long-distance channel swim from ...

VINEYARD HAVEN — A British-South African endurance athlete crossed the finish line of his 62-mile multi-day swim around Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, becoming the first person to swim all the way ...

The Catalina Channel, the English Channel and the Island of Manhattan are all iconic water features with treacherous conditions and deep histories. They are also notches in the belt of local swimmer ...

In the dark of night on July 21, long-distance swimmer Catherine Breed emerged from Lake Tahoe at Skylandia Park, near Tahoe City, and cracked open a Pabst Blue Ribbon with her boyfriend.She’d just ...

A British-South African endurance athlete became the first person to swim around the island of Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, completing a 60-mile (97-kilometer) trek over multiple days to raise ...

Katie Pumphrey, a Baltimore open-water ultra-marathon swimmer, is preparing for another long-distance challenge, her third English Channel crossing. Pumphrey completed a six-hour swim on Thursday in ...

In arguably the greatest male race for the U.S. team at the Paris Olympics, Bobby Finke defended his 1500 freestyle Olympic gold medal in stunning fashion, taking down controversial Chinese swimmer ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Maarten van der Weijden beat leukemia and went on to win an Olympic gold swimming medal in Beijing, but even his powers of endurance weren't enough to complete his latest ...

In the fast-paced, highlight-driven world of sports, it’s no surprise that sprint events have become the crowd favorites. In swimming, the 50-meter races of each stroke have been added to the Olympic ...

In the dark of night on July 21, long-distance swimmer Catherine Breed emerged from Lake Tahoe at Skylandia Park, near Tahoe City, and cracked open a Pabst Blue Ribbon with her boyfriend. She’d just ...

Sharessa Gutierrez practices swimming at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in South Omaha on Thursday. Sharessa Gutierrez with the Omaha Masters. The group, open to all ages and abilities, meets for ...