Endurance swimmer, 35, sets off on record-breaking swimming attempt across the Channel

Endurance swimmer, 35, completes record-breaking 21-mile Channel crossing to Calais in 10 hours 40mins (but she only spends 10 minutes on French soil to avoid quarantine) 35-year-old Australian has broken the men’s record for the number of crossings  Crossing took 10 hours and 40 minutes after leaving Abbot’s Cliff on Saturday  Said she been given all-clear … Read more

Body of a swimmer has been pulled from a water-filled quarry after he ‘got into difficulty’

Man in his 20s drowns after getting into difficulty while swimming in a water-filled quarry amid soaring temperatures A man’s body was pulled from the water at Bawsey Pits near King’s Lynn, Norfolk Emergency services were called to the scene at around 11.30am on Saturday Two rigid inflatable boats and a drone were used to … Read more

Former Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice says she’s ’98 per cent vegan’

Former Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice says she’s ’98 per cent vegan’ which allows her ‘the freedom to have a leather handbag’… and she doesn’t care what critics have to say about it By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:04 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 13:04 BST, 30 June 2020 Stephanie Rice has … Read more

Bungling lifeguards fall out of their boat as they scramble to rescue ‘drowning’ swimmer’

Bungling lifeguards fall out of their boat as they scramble to rescue ‘drowning’ swimmer – and he makes it back to dry land before them The comical scene took place at a beach in the resort city of Sochi in Russia The lifeguards repeatedly fall into the sea as onlookers laugh ‘Drowning’ man was reportedly … Read more

Swimmer Cate Campbell struggled to accept Olympics postponement

‘My whole world turned on its head in a day’: Swimmer Cate Campbell, 28, reveals she struggled to accept the reality of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement – and has only just returned to the pool after seven weeks By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:56 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 15:02 … Read more

Malaga swimmer comes within inches of huge basking shark off Spain’s coast

A ballsy swimmer was seen floating within inches of a huge basking shark, seeming unfazed as it glided past him in the water. The swimmer was out for a dip of the coast of Malaga on Friday when the animal came towards him in the water with its tell-tale fin showing. A spectacular video of … Read more

John Legend takes a dive with Olympic hopefuls as he celebrates his progression as a swimmer

John Legend takes a dive with Olympic hopefuls as he celebrates his progression from novice to ‘Olympic-level artistic swimmer’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 05:32 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 20 May 2020 John Legend showed off his aquatic skills in an Instagram stories post on Tuesday as he practiced … Read more

Terrifying moment Paralympic swimmer manages to race away from two SHARKS off the Spanish coast

Terrifying moment Paralympic swimmer manages to race away from two SHARKS that were heading straight for him while he trained off of Spanish coast Ariel Schrenck’s mother screamed when she saw two fins following her son The member of Spain’s Paralympic swimming team had to race to escape Happened off Sant Pol beach on Costa … Read more