Three swimmers were rescued from a sandbar after a current and torrential rains trapped them near Bird Island.

Emergency services were called to Ramla Bay, Malta, on Monday afternoon when two people got into difficulty in the water. One ...

Family members identified the man as Jon Naeole, and said he went paddling alone and did not return Sunday morning.

A father and his 8-year-old son were pulled away in a dangerous current while swimming in a river in Arizona — only to be ...

Australian Kaylee McKeown nearly breaks the Swimming World Cup record on her way to winning the women's 200m backstroke in Carmel, Indiana.

On the first day of competition at this year’s World Cup circuit, American Regan Smith opted out of the 50 backstroke, an event in which she holds the world record, to focus on the 200 butterfly. That ...

American Regan Smith paced the competition with a huge performance in the women's 200m butterfly at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Finals in Carmel, Indiana, where she broke United States and ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. It was my fifth day aboard a boat in the Mediterranean Sea with the ...