U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says some China tariffs from the Trump era serve no strategic purpose. Does it signal the end of some of them, ...

The governing body for international swimming approved new policies for transgender swimmers that will go into effect starting on June 20. In a notice (pdf) on ...

USA Swimming official Cynthia Millen has resigned in protest over the participation of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in women's competitions, saying in the resignation letter she ...

Visitors at a Paris aquarium were met with an unusual sight Thursday. A professional diver dressed as Santa Claus delighted children and adults alike.

TOKYO—Make it five for Caeleb Dressel. The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in ...

TOKYO—U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel will be going for the first individual Olympic gold of his multi-medal career in Thursday’s showcase 100m freestyle, with the world record ...

TOKYO—Britain enjoyed a one-two success in the men’s 200m freestyle on Tuesday, while Russian swimmers ended U.S. dominance in the 100m backstroke, and Kaylee McKeown gave ...

TOKYO—Races often end in a blur for Canada’s Maggie MacNeil, who wears glasses outside the pool but doesn’t use contacts or prescription goggles when swimming. That ...

TOKYO—You could see by the way they huddled afterward, arms linked and beaming smiles on every face, that this team is tight. Just about untouchable, too. ...

A UK company is to build what it says is the world's biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut Tim Peake.

SYDNEY—Tokyo Olympic hopeful Kaylee McKeown has confirmed her rich vein of form by claiming a 200 meter (656 feet) backstroke short course world record at the ...

A Texas girl has died after battling a brain-eating amoeba for more than a week, according to her family and school.

U.S. endurance swimmer Sarah Thomas has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times without stopping.

Great white sharks, although some of the deadliest marine animals, can't attack humans on land and won't hurtle from the skies in a torrent of teeth ...

A Maryland woman said that her son was infected with a flesh-eating bacteria after swimming in a bay. Brittany Carey took to Facebook to share the ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson removed a picture showing his daughter near a swimming pool after a backlash over a key aspect of the picture. Johnson, an ...

Video footage shows a 10-year-old Georgia girl jumping into a swimming pool to save her toddler sister from drowning. The incident took place on May 15 ...

A Russian swimming coach was accused of abusing babies after videos of her methods went viral, but some parents have defended her, saying that she has ...

Dogs and their owners competed in a combined swimming and running race on the Croatian island of Rab in the Adriatic Sea on Aug. 28. The ...

SYDNEY–Australian George Corones, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next month, shaved a good chunk of time off the 50 meters long course freestyle world record ...

Missy Franklin, Cullen Jones, Rowdy Gaines and a handful of other Olympic champions are climbing into the pool this summer to help American kids learn how ...