Swimming holidays ... from reasonably competent pool swimmers to open water veterans and seasoned triathletes. Set Out Set Out is a BBC Travel series that celebrates slow, self-propelled travel ...

This delightful experience was the first day of a swimming ... pool swimmers to open water veterans and seasoned triathletes. Set Out is a BBC Travel series that celebrates slow, self-propelled ...

There’s a tiny on and off button on the Naenka’s and also a button to adjust the volume up or down ... different swimming sessions and when doing different strokes in the pool.

Scientists don't all agree on this number, and in the future, the number could go up or down as more types are discovered ... Because they don't have stomachs, they have to constantly eat. They are ...

One of Perth’s most popular beaches was closed on Wednesday morning after a shark was spotted swimming close to shore. Cottesloe Beach was shut about 10.30am after the Westpac Helicopter sighted ...

New research shows that catch-up sleep may slow down biological ageing – the rate at which cells, organs and tissues deteriorate as we get older. Researchers at First Affiliated Hospital of ...

Oliver Forde, who died after a drowning incident in the pool at the Tullamore Court Hotel. In a written statement, Oliver’s father, Denis Forde, described how he had seen his son take off his armbands ...

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With recent Commonwealth Bank data showing that household spending on pool sales and services rose 13 per cent over the year to December, people are keen to spend the rest of the summer swimming ...

This is the moment a four-metre-long crocodile was caught on video swimming down a river with a puppy in its mouth. The drone footage was captured on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, Queensland ...

Hundreds of swimmers gathered in south-west London on Saturday for the return of the Cold Water Swimming Championships. The competition returned to Tooting Bec Lido for the first time since before ...