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Japan

French swimmer begins Pacific Ocean crossing to fight ‘plastic smog’

Benoit Lecomte aims to swim from Japan to California while researching the effects of plastic pollution clogging the Pacific.

05/06/2018

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2018 Winter Swimming World Championships come to a close in Estonia

Nearly 1,500 swimmers from over 35 countries took part in the event, plunging into sub zero temperatures.

12/03/2018

Russia

Russian ice swimmers brave -10C temperatures

Competitors aged from 11 to 70 participated in Russia's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad

26/02/2018

World News

A fresh start to the new year

Thousands across the world plunged into icy waters to welcome in 2018.

02/01/2018

Sport

Cold comfort for China winter swimmers

28/12/2017

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Winter swimming competition

Baby, it's cold outside - but that didn't keep some of the world's most dedicated winter swimmers away from a competition in China's Heilongjiang Province

27/12/2017

Poland

Santa goes for a dip in Poland

A group dressed in Santa outfits takes an icy dip in the Baltic Sea off the beach at Swinoujscie, in north-estern Poland.

09/12/2017

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Lily the baby elephant takes a dip

23/11/2017

Sport

Hong Kong's swimming team breaks Asian Games record

It was a dream team result for Hong Kong’s women on day eight of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat.

24/09/2017

Hungary

Daring swim across Danube in Budapest Urban Games

The Budapest Urban Games now includes a challenging swim across Danube for the first time this year. 263 participants dived in despite the strong currents and even whirlpools.

02/09/2017

Spain

Watch: Spanish swimmer on his own for stand of solidarity with Barcelona attack victims

Fernando Álvarez puts solidarity before sport to honour the victims of the terror attacks in Catalonia.

20/08/2017

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Chinese police make daring sea rescue

Police in China have risked their lives rescuing a swimmer in difficulty

07/08/2017

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Olympian Michael Phelps swims with sharks

28 time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps swims with sharks off the coast of Cape Town

26/07/2017

South Africa

Michael Phelps loses race against great white shark

Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, yesterday 'raced' a great white shark and lost.

24/07/2017

Hungary

World Aquatics Championships opening ceremony

World Aquatics Championships opening ceremony

15/07/2017

France

No dogs, no alcohol, no veiled women

The rules state that women are only allowed to wear one-piece or two-piece bathing suits

29/06/2017

North Korea

North Korea celebrates the anniversary of the late leader's birth with sports events

Sporting events have been held in Pyongyang to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late leader, Kim John Il.

16/02/2017

Switzerland

Mixed swimming obligatory for Muslim in Switzerland

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Muslim girls in Switzerland must attend mixed school swimming lessons.

10/01/2017

USA

Watch: Stranded swimmers take a dip in the snow

A team of stranded US athletes have refused to let the poor weather dampen their spirits… by swimming in the snow!

08/01/2017

Russia

Underwater Christmas Eve celebrations in subzero Lake Baikal

Russian divers stage a pre-New Year party underwater in Lake Baikal

25/12/2016