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 […]
Heavy medal rockers: Michael Phelps and history’s most prodigious Olympic medalists
Two summers ago in Rio, Michael Phelps presumably swam his last Olympic race — the third leg of the 4×100 freestyle relay final. After […]
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 […]
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 […]
Watch freediving world-champion Guillaume Néry’s 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 […]
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 […]
Phelps vs Shark: Michael Phelps gets nosed out by CGI great white on ‘Shark Week’
Shark Week 2018 featured appearances from a host of elite athletes including Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers, Lindsey Vonn, Ronda Rousey and Shaquille O’Neal, but […]
Little Mermaids: Veronika Kravtcova bests Marina Kazankova for longest underwater swim record
In Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale “The Little Mermaid”, the titular heroine longs to become human after rescuing a drowning prince. Russia’s Veronika Kravtcova […]
Star Wars Day: Sports world from Yankees to Kentucky Derby feels the Force on May the 4th
It’s Star Wars Day once again (otherwise known as May the 4th) which means the sports world is once again paying tribute to George […]
In 2018, Ross Edgley became the first swimmer ever to circumnavigate Great Britain
After Ross Edgley’s dogged attempt to swim 40-kilometers between Caribbean islands while towing a 100-pound tree was thwarted by strong tides, the fitness fanatic […]
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 crazy cliff jumpers take ludicrous leaps from 20 feet to 120 feet (and beyond)
When the mercury hits triple digits and it’s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, daredevils are want to seek out cliff […]