Women practice swimming as mermaids in Russia
Russian women who have dreamt of becoming a mermaid since their youngest years, start turning their fantasies into reality with a new type of fitness mermaid swimming.
Caroline Pate 0 Comment Eurasia, Sports, World mermaids, Russia, swimming
Russian women who have dreamt of becoming a mermaid since their youngest years, start turning their fantasies into reality with a new type of fitness mermaid swimming.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment Eurasia Christmas, cold weather, Geneva, swimming, Switzerland
Participants of the 78th edition of the annual Christmas swimming “Coupe de Noel” celebrate before jumping into the Lake Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. More than 1,800 men and women swam the 120 meters at the traditional Christmas swimming in Geneva, where the water temperature was at 44 degrees Fahrenheit.
Steve Earley 0 Comment Americas, Sports Brazil, paralympics, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, soccer, sports, swimming, track and field
Ticket sales for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have surged following a slow start, to second-best in the games’ 56-year history, after London, according to the Associated Press. Competitions run through Sunday.
Jin Kim 0 Comment Olympics, Sports Almaz Ayana, Brazil, egyptian, Islam El Shehaby, Israeli, judo, Or Sasson, Rio 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, swimming, track and field
Photos from events on Friday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Olympics, Sports Brazil, gymnastics, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Simone Biles, Simone Manuel, swimming
Photos from gymnastics, swimming, basketball, badminton and table tennis events on Thursday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Olympics, Sports Michael Phelps, Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Lochte, swimming
Photos from men’s and women’s swimming events on Wednesday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Olympics, Sports Brazil, Haiti, Olympics, Rio, Rio 2016 Olympics, swimming
It’s been nearly 90 years since Haiti earned a medal at the Olympic Games. But Haitian Olympic swimmer Frantz Mike Itelord Dorsainvi is aiming to break that dry spell. Swimming barely exists as a sport in Haiti, where there are few pools. Many Haitians, even some who fish for a living, never learn how to swim. More →
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Sports, World Brazil, Canada, Italy, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, swimming, synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming teams from around the world competed in the Synchronized Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 6, 2016. The tournament is also a test event for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Sports, The Baltimore Sun Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Olympics, swimming, U.S. Winder Nationals swimming event, Washington
The U.S. Winter Nationals swimming event takes place from Dec. 3 to 5 in Federal Way, Washington. At the competition, swimmers are able to make qualifying times for the 2016 Olympics.
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Greg Kohn 0 Comment Daily Brief, Weather, World baseball, David Conley, golf, Greece, Michael Phelps, mine waste, Myanmar, Phillips 66 National Championships, swimming
Michael Phelps was back in the pool Monday at the Phillips 66 National Championships after securing three victories through Sunday; David Conley, who authorities say fatally shot a woman he’d previously dated, her husband and six children – including a boy believed to be his own son – made his first court appearance; flooding in Myanmar spreads to affect more than a million people; and more, in the day in photos from around the world.