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Lani Pallister has evolved from an elite distance freestyler to one of the best in the world during the 2025 season.

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Helen Hislop, 53, broke the women's world record for the Channel Swim after completing the 'gruelling' 21km crossing in 7 hours, ...

At 80, Natalie Grabow became the oldest woman to complete the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, finishing in 16 ...

Pamukkale in Turkey looks like a snowy paradise but its hot springs have been a geothermal tourist attraction for millennia, ...

When you think of great swimmers, animals like dolphins, fish, or penguins probably come to mind. But the animal kingdom is full of surprises, and many creatures you’d never expect to navigate well ...

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A team of trainees off the western coast of Canada ended up in the “right place at the right time” to help free an entangled whale. A video shows the rescue effort and the hundreds of feet of rope ...

"Winnie, for whatever reason, decided to take on an adventure which even for men at that time was somewhat unusual. She ...