Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York Times story reported on lifeguards tasked with watching over the athletes, even someone as adept in the pool as ...

After the Paris Olympics began in late July 2024, a meme went viral making fun of the notion that professional lifeguards are present at Olympic swimming events, calling it the most "useless" job in ...

The first week of the Olympics and with it comes one of the Games’ signature events: Swimming. The pool has been the scene of some of the Games’ most legendary moments over the years and 2024 appears ...

Katie Ledecky's quest to become the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history will be part of Team USA's drive to once again be the world's best in the pool at the Paris Olympics. Ledecky and ...

The Minutewomen and Minutemen both finished fourth to conclude the event. BOSTON – University of Massachusetts swimming and diving concluded its time at the Terrier Invitational on Sunday evening at ...

Commentary by Eamonn Keenan, Swimming World College Intern. Imagine that you’re a 10-year-old swimmer and have just made your first state cut. You’ve been swimming for about three years now and have ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A pool fit for current and future Olympic athletes has found a permanent home in Fort Wayne. The competition pool made its way to Fort Wayne from Indianapolis and will be the ...

Idaho’s only Olympic-level swimming pool. National competitions. A one-stop shop for lessons on all things aquatics, from swim lessons and lifeguard training to kayaking and even scuba diving. Access ...

Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam is set to stage one of the most anticipated swimming competitions of the year as the Taliss-IST Invitational Swimming Championships take place on February 14 and 15, 2026, ...

Florian Wellbrock, Germany: He is the defending Olympic champion who qualified for Paris with a wire-to-wire victory in the marathon swimming event at the 2023 world championships. At Tokyo in 2021, ...