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David Wilkie's son quits job in bid to match British Olympic legend's swimming record for charity
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (848+ words) UK energy firm collapses into administration after "5. 4million loss Adam Wilkie, 33, has taken extraordinary measures to commemorate his famous father after his death in 2024 Adam Wilkie has handed in his notice and embarked on what he calls a "Hail Mary" mission…...
Woman celebrates turning 95 by lighting up swimming competition with five world records
2+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) 'After you've had a swim, you get out, and you just feel, 'oh, I can go anywhere,' the champion swimmer said A 95-year-old swimmer from Morden in south London has added five more age group world records to her remarkable…...
Trans row: Legal challenge over trans people using women's changing rooms at Hampstead Heath swimming ponds to continue
4+ week, 2+ day ago (518+ words) More than 85 per cent of those surveyed opposed strict single-sex access at the site The charity Sex Matters has secured permission from the Court of Appeal to pursue its legal battle against the City of London Corporation over transgender access…...
Olympian Keely Hodgkinson breaks British indoor record as she enters all-time list
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (876+ words) Keely Hodgkinson has launched her 2026 campaign in spectacular style, smashing her own British indoor 800m record at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham. The Olympic silver medallist, aged 23, dominated the heats with a stunning time of 1: 56. 33, eclipsing her previous national mark…...
Adam Peaty's BBC Strictly partner Katya Jones 'cuts ties' with swimmer following wedding 'snub"
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (560+ words) UK closes embassy in Tehran as staff urgently evacuated from Iran The swimmer was partnered with Katya Jones in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing Katya Jones appears to have severed her social media connection with Adam Peaty, unfollowing the…...
Retired British couple killed in their favourite holiday spot after scuba diving accident
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (458+ words) Huge fire sends smoke billowing over English city after 'explosions' heard The couple had spent 17 consecutive Christmases in the Maldives Tributes have poured in for Malcom and Elaine Richmond from fellow divers and holidaymakers A retired couple from Derbyshire have…...
Withernsea: Hero, 67, who died while trying to save two people from drowning named as tributes pour in
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) Mother and teenage daughter named as victims of Withernsea sea tragedy Mark Ratcliffe was described by his family as having a 'heart of gold' A "selfless hero" who died while trying to save two people stuck in the sea has…...
New Year's sea swimmers issued urgent warning after double Christmas tragedy
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) WATCH: Two missing at sea as rescuers pull Christmas Day swimmers from water in emergency incident Britons have been told to look out for serious risks in chilly January waters - with Britain's seas currently as cold as 6 C The RNLI…...
California shark attack: 'Fearless' triathlete dies after 'being dragged away by shark while swimming"
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) The body of triathlete Erica Fox has been recovered off the California coast a week after she disappeared during a shark attack. Her remains were discovered on Saturday afternoon near Davenport Beach in Santa Cruz, still dressed in her black…...
Christmas Eve swim: Brave Britons dive into sea before temperatures plunge below freezing
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) WATCH: Tom Harwood gives update on Father Christmas's North Pole journey An estimated 500 swimmers braved the cold in County Down alone Fearless festive swimmers took the plunge across Britain today, embracing the chilly Christmas Eve tradition despite temperatures set to…...