The Real Reason Water Polo Players Wear Those Caps
Spend a few minutes watching Olympic water polo, and you’ll realize the players' bonnets have holes in them. If they’re not keeping water out, what are they for?
2023-09-10 20:50
Man's triathlon death marked with Stourbridge minute's silence
Brendan Wall's death during the Ironman race is remembered during a football match.
2023-08-28 02:19
Dispute over timing of triathlon safety warnings
Brendan Wall and Ivan Chittenden died during the swim element of the Ironman triathlon on Sunday.
2023-08-23 03:48
Olympics swimming test event in Seine canceled due to poor water quality
A swimming competition that was supposed to serve as a test event ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics was canceled due to poor water quality in the Seine, casting doubt over the French government's audacious plan to clean up the famous river before next summer.
2023-08-07 00:28
Pre-Olympics women's swimming event postponed as storms dirty Seine river
By America Hernandez and Louise Dalmasso PARIS (Reuters) -Participants of this weekend's Open Water Swimming World Cup were barred from
2023-08-05 01:25
Paris to bring back swimming in River Seine after 100 years
Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters.
2023-07-26 12:19
Swimming-French torpedo Marchand smashes Phelps' 15-year record at worlds
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) -French youngster Leon Marchand produced a dazzling performance to shatter American great Michael Phelps' long-standing 400 metres
2023-07-24 01:53
Kakhovka dam collapse has made Black Sea a 'garbage dump and animal cemetery,' Ukraine warns
Floodwaters are receding following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, but debris washed along the Dnipro river is turning Odesa's Black Sea coastline into "a garbage dump and animal cemetery," according to Ukrainian authorities.
2023-06-11 14:45
Ukraine dam: Maps and before and after images reveal scale of tragedy
Emerging images and maps reveal the full scale of the devastation caused by the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine.
2023-06-08 01:54
Ukraine dam: The city of Kherson which has had enough
Many are trapped in their homes downstream from the breached dam and water levels are still rising.
2023-06-07 21:22
Ukraine dam: UN warns of 'grave consequences' as thousands flee homes
The UN's aid chief warns of "grave consequences" as floodwater levels may continue to rise.
2023-06-07 12:46