1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (383+ words) An outdoor pool's season has been extended by two weeks to give more children the chance to learn swimming and water safety skills. Plymouth Active Leisure said Tinside Lido was due to close on Sunday but would remain open until…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (545+ words) Keanna MacInnes won silver in the 200m butterfly at this year's Commonwealth Games Swimmer Keanna MacInnes believes the extra measures the Scottish and British teams have taken to ensure their competitors stay healthy has been a big factor behind her own…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (362+ words) Open water swimming sessions have been reintroduced to a west London country park after a two-year break in a bid to meet demand for the "increasingly popular" sport. Sessions are available in the southside lake known as The Haven in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (700+ words) A group of sea swimmers have said they are "furious" after multiple sewage spills left their club's regular bathing spot "dangerous" and "unusable". Elizabeth Mills, from Corfe Mullen is one of the members of East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (285+ words) A petition has been started calling for a town to have its own lido. Mike Reader, the Labour MP for Northampton South, said an outdoor pool would bring the community together and give families an affordable and healthy day out....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (294+ words) A retired police officer from Kent is set to compete in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii after overcoming a serious injury that threatened to end her racing ambitions. Catherine Linney from Sevenoaks had spent seven months recovering from a…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (457+ words) Alex Yee's chance of victory ended after a broken bike chain Olympic champion Alex Yee vowed to focus on the World Triathlon Championships after a broken bike chain cost him the chance of victory in the Supertri Pro Series Final…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1081+ words) "I've had an incredible career. It's been nearly 30 years long and I've won more than I ever thought I'd ever achieve. It's time to move on because I wouldn't be doing myself justice by doing it half-heartedly." Those were the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (17+ words) BBC Helping stoma bag users to swim with confidence...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (287+ words) An annual charity sea swim has been cancelled amid concerns about predicted gusting winds and strong swells. Lyme Splash sees up to 300 participants swim two miles (3.2km) in open water between Lyme Regis and Charmouth in Dorset. The RNLI, which took…...