The fifth annual Dunmore East RNLI open water swim event is back for 2025, taking place on Saturday 21 June at 1pm. Sponsored by EirGrid, this popular annual event plays a vital role in supporting the ...

Coached by Terea Goodwin and Torrie Preciado, the team also spreads the word about water safety in their community. “If we can get everybody to learn how to swim, just that little bit ...

The quarry provides an opportunity to dive and explore underwater wreckage and enjoy open water swimming. The Lake, located at the former Cromhall Quarry in Wotton-Under-Edge, is 31 minutes north ...

There’s no shortage of stunning beaches in the UK. From rugged coastlines to sandy shores complete with turquoise waters, some of the country’s beaches even manage to have a tropical feel to them.

Swimming South Africa’s executive committee was quick to spit out numbers in front of Parliament last week, but finding corroboration for these figures has been sweaty. Schools Water Polo South ...

SEE THE VIDEO. Families were spending a relaxing lunchtime at the Proserpine Swimming Pool when about 12.30pm a brown snake slithered into the water. Local mother Lucy Kilgannon had taken her son ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Water takes longer to heat up or cool down compared to air. That's because of something called heat capacity. Water has a high heat capacity. In comparison, air has a low heat ...

Over the past 10 years she has specialised more in open water swimming and performance coaching which helped her to create my own business in 2019, she said. "Since then, I have managed to work ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

After the tragic death of a teenager in Cambridgeshire, who lost his life after getting into difficulty in a lake, a warning has been issued about the dangers of open water. The recent warm weather, ...

As temperatures warm up and summer days approach, snakes ... water moccasins, can be identified by the white color in their mouths. Cottonmouths are semiaquatic, so they're comfortable both ...

Also on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is reviewing “new scientific information” on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water. The EPA sets the ...