17+ hour, 47+ min 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…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago   (309+ words) Georgia Taylor-Brown won the World Triathlon Series in 2020 and finished runner-up in 2022 Great Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown produced a dominant display to win the final women's event of the regular World Championship Triathlon Series (WCTS) in the Czech Republic. The 32-year-old…...

3+ day, 14+ 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, 59+ min 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, 1+ 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,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (400+ words) A South Yorkshire primary school has set up a swimming pool in its playground to boost pupil water safety skills. Brookfield Junior Academy, in Swinton, Rotherham, said the temporary pool in a marquee was cheaper than paying for transport to…...

6+ day, 51+ min 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, 1+ 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, 2+ 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, 18+ hour ago   (354+ words) The RNLI has reiterated water safety advice as it brings its summer lifeguard provision to an end at beaches in Kent and Sussex. The charity's lifeguards in the region will begin their pauses over winter starting from Sunday. In total,…...