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Athletes in Russia test out new device to make them swim faster

Invented by Aleksey Lukyanov, the devices resemble a propeller screw with pedals.

Destinations

Travel: Morzine, the alpine resort that moved an international border

As the continent opens up, Euronews looks at the most interesting places to visit in 2020

World News

Coronavirus: How safe is it to use public swimming pools?

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is currently no evidence that SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, or water playgrounds.

Living

Sophie and Georgia Habboo reject fast fashion with eco swimwear launch

The Made in Chelsea star talks sustainable business and how she turned fishing nets into bikinis.

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Lockdown forces Irish paralympic hopeful to tread-mill water

In his suburban driveway in the west of Ireland, blind triathlete Leo Hynes clambers into a box of water, straps himself to a bungee cord and starts to swim - going nowhere, but going fast

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Swimmers and surfers return to Sydney's Bondi Beach after lockdown

Sydney's Bondi Beach has reopened to swimmers and surfers. But access is regulated and no-one is allowed to linger on the sand.

Netherlands

Watch: Swimmers plunge into the North Sea on New Year's Day

The annual New Year's Day swim has taken place all over Europe.

Living

Stay Wild Swim | The influencers using ocean plastic to empower women

Instagram eco-warriors Zanna and Natalie are using their platform to create unique, sustainable swimwear.

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Hardy Russians take the plunge in icy Lake Baikal

Russian winter swimmers, also known as 'walruses' in the country, took to the freezing waters of Lake Baikal to mark national Walrus Day.

United Kingdom

Cancer survivor is first to swim English Channel four times non-stop

Sarah Thomas, 37, set off from Dover on Sunday morning and completed the gruelling feat in 54 hours and 13 minutes, according to a swim tracker.

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Tractor pool brings joy to children in rural Cuba

Children splashed inside a mobile pool in the El Infernal neighborhood in the province of Pinar del Rio, part of Cuba's renowned tobacco-growing zone.

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Mud, sweat and cheers for bogsnorkelling's triple winner

Brave swimmers took the plunge into the murky, stinky waters of the Waen Rhydd peat bog to compete in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Wales on Sunday (August 25).

United Kingdom

Watch: Mud, sweat and cheers at World Bogsnorkelling Championship

Competitors complete two lengths of a trench cut through a peat bog. Snorkels and flippers are compulsory and swimming strokes are not allowed – costumes are optional.

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South Korea

Two dead after upper deck of nightclub collapses in South Korea

The upper floor of the Coyote Ugly nightclub fell through in Gwangju, South Korea on Saturday. Eight of the injured were athletes competing in the World Aquatics Championships.

Italy

Italian Olympic swimmer hailed a hero after saving man from drowning

Italian Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini has been hailed a hero after saving a man from drowning off the coast of Sardinia.

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Cool off and relax on white sands and swim in warm turquoise sea – visit Varadero in Cuba

In partnership with The Ministry of Tourism of Cuba

A length of land of sublime beauty that extends along 22 kilometres in the Peninsula of Hicacos, in the province of Matanzas lies Varadero.

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Making a splash at Malaysia's mermaid school

Wearing tails made of plastic fins covered by shimmering fabric, five women glided through a pool at a Malaysian centre that teaches people how to swim like mermaids.

Russia

Ice age: young Russians take the plunge in Moscow

Ice swimming in Russia has long been associated with older, usually Speedo-clad, men but members of Moscow's "Walruses of the Capital" club are giving it a fashionable new image.

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Ice ice baby: elderly Chinese take freezing plunge

During the harsh winter season some Chinese thrill-seekers jump into bone-chilling lakes, braving temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius.