Freediver Matthew Villegas swims through ghostly airplane wreck in frozen Morrison’s Quarry
Holding one’s breath under the water for 80 seconds is challenging enough on a balmy day, but imagine doing it when the temperature is […]
Queens of Instagram: Federica Pellegrini, Katinka Hosszu, Katie Ledecky tops among swimmers
In swimming parlance, Italy’s Federica Pellegrini is a few body length’s ahead of her nearest competitors when it comes to followers on Instagram. The […]
Speedo ad features competitive 95-year-old swimmer Jurgen Schmidt
Jurgen Schmidt, the star of Speedo ad from two years ago, is a competitive swimmer from Huntington Beach, California, who logs an impressive 2,000 […]
Watch Japanese high schoolers “Let It Go” with awesome synchronized swimming routine
Japanese culture, which highly values conformity, has produced some of the greatest synchronized swimming teams in the history of the sport, but they’ve always […]
Ten-meter tower terror: Watch regular folk confront platform-diving fear
Heights and drowning are two of the top four fears listed by Americans (sandwiched between public speaking and bugs/snakes/animals), so it’s little wonder that […]
Captain’s Log: Tethered to 100-lb tree, Ross Edgley attempts 40km swim between Caribbean islands
Take the marathon 10-km swim, multiply the distance by a factor of four, move it into choppy ocean waters, and strap a 100-lb log […]
Sports stars on sandwiches featuring Michael Phelps on double-decker fried egg and cheese
Sandwiches have fueled at-home sports spectating since the advent of the television, and the language used by sports commentators subconsciously feeds the hunger. In […]
Hungarian swimming phenom Kristof Milak shatters Michael Phelps’ 200m fly world record
Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps first broke the 200 meter butterfly world record on March 20, 2001 when he swam the event in 1:54.92 at […]
Flashback Friday: 10-year-old Alzain Tareq and 30-year-old Michael Phelps throw pool parties
On a hot Friday in August of 2015, Alzain Tareq managed to make an equally-big splash in the pool as Michael Phelps — at […]
Different Strokes: Snow swimming makes entertaining bid for Winter Olympics inclusion
When winter rolls around, most swimmers north of the 40th parallel generally retreat indoors to train, but some water warriors refused to be cowed […]
Watch freediving world-champion Guillaume Néry’s mesmerizing dives, breathtaking TED talk
In some ways, freediving is like cliff diving turned topsy turvy. One breath at a time, world-champion freediver Guillaume Néry pushes the boundaries of […]
Kings of Instagram: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Adam Peaty tops in followers among swimmers
Had Instagram been around since the advent of modern Olympic Games, there is no doubt that greats like Johnny Weissmuller and Mark Spitz would […]