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Seven Swimmers Owe Their Lives to Australian Teens on Boogie Boards–2 Rescues in One Week

Unrelated teenage surfers rescued swimmers from drowning off the south coast of Australia on two separate occasions last week, proving that while the stereotype...

Shark Attack App Uses AI to Forecast and Detect Risk for Swimmers at 89% Accuracy

A sophisticated app generates shark attack "forecasts" using artificial intelligence. The developers are taking advantage of a deep learning algorithm to compartmentalize over a hundred...

Thrilled Swimmers are Visited By Playful Penguins and Sea Lions at the Equator – WATCH

When most people think of penguins, they usually think of icy Antarctica, yet only 7 of the 17 known penguin species live there. This...

Watch Sea Lion Pups Do Water Ballet Around Delighted Swimmers at the Seashore

Scuba divers were beyond thrilled when a a group of young sea lions showed up in the water and surrounded them for a playtime...

Teen Swimmers Drifting in the Ocean Prayed for Help – And Suddenly are Rescued by Boat Named ‘Amen’

A pair of desperate young swimmers were rescued from the sea just in the nick of time thanks to an aptly-named boat. Tyler Smith and...

Watch a Dozen Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Rescue Swimmers

When lifeguards were unable to haul these struggling swimmers back to shore, nearby civilians didn't waste a second in lending a hand.

Anonymous Tip Saves Olympic Swimmer From Skin Cancer

Olympic swimmer Mackenzie "Mack" Horton posted a thank you this week to an anonymous guardian angel who told him to get a mole on his chest checked out.

American Swimmer Stuns World, First to Win All These Races in Single Meet

Like any world-class athlete, 18-year-old swimmer Katie Ledecky can swim hundreds of meters and make it look easy. And, a mere 30 minutes later,...

One of the Most Polluted Lakes in U.S. Welcomes Swimmers After 75 Years

Once among the most polluted lakes in America, a 4.5 mile long lake in Upstate New York is considered by some to be clean enough...

Bernese Mountain Dog Rescues Two Swimmers Caught in Riptide (Video)

Nico the Bernese mountain dog was rescued from a shelter just two months ago. Now he’s done some rescuing of his own — pulling...

Lifeguards in Chile Use Drones to Help Swimmers

Another example of a drone being used as a lifesaver—rather than a killer— is being tested on the beaches of Algarrobo in Chile. Like the RTS...

Oregon Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Rescue Swimmer

"Beachgoers in Oregon pulled a struggling swimmer to shore by forming a human chain after she and seven others were stranded on a rocky outcropping during high tide."

Dolphins Protect Long-Distance Swimmer From Great White Shark

Long distance ocean swimmer Adam Walker was midway through his crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait when he saw a great white shark approach...
swimmer Dana Vollmer wins in 2011

US Swimmer Overcomes Heart Problems and Injuries to Break World Record, Win Gold

Four years ago, Dana Vollmer, devastated and dispirited by injuries, considered walking away from the sport she loved, but instead, with the help of...
swimmer Cullen Jones

Olympic Swimmer’s Quest to Teach Black Kids to Swim is Born of Tragedy

New Jersey Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones has a reason to swim. He nearly died in the water. At age five, he didn't know how...
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7-year-old Competitive Swimmer With One Arm and No Legs Inpsires America

Gabe Marsh was raised to believe he is no different than anybody else. Now the athlete is inspiring more people as a finalist in...
Anne Marie Ward with swim plaque

Amateur Swimmer Beats Olympians and Jellyfish to Become Top Open Water Swimmer of 2010

An Irish woman who began distance swimming in her late 30's as a way to bring balance and fitness to her working life, has...

Lifeguard Dogs Trained to Rescue Swimmers

With 400 deaths per year resulting from drowning off the Italian coast, officials need all the help they can get. Now, labrador retrievers are...

For World Happiness Day, Finland Wants to Bring 5 Winners to World’s Happiest Country–Crowned 7 Years in a Row

Today, for the seventh year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world by the annual United Nations World...

Scientists Have 3D-Scanned Thousands of Creatures Creating Incredibly Intricate Images Anyone Can Access for Free

An incredible new project has scanned thousands of creatures to advance scientific research and provide colorful images to the world. Natural history museums have entered...