The watch worn by the first British woman to swim the English Channel on an unsuccessful subsequent crossing is expected to sell for over £900,000. Mercedes Gleitze wore the Rolex Oyster on an attempt ...

The team completed the swim in just over 17 hours [Oxford Hospitals Charity] A team of six swimmers have successfully taken on the English Channel, raising more than £40,000 for a hospital unit in the ...

Baltimore-based ultramarathon swimmer and artist Katie Pumphrey is making her third attempt at swimming the English Channel on Wednesday, after canceling her “Bay to Baltimore” swim in May. Pumphrey ...

In the open water, the distances are long; the effort is exhausting. Lorelei Schmidt thinks about quitting frequently. It would be easy, expected even, considering the difficulty she faces. The ...

It almost felt like an out-of-body experience. And that was refreshing, because every inch of jellyfish-stung Michelle Goodwin was sore and exhausted as she swam toward the shore of Northern France. A ...

A shark bit a swimmer on a leg and a foot as he swam from Catalina Island to the mainland in the early hours of Tuesday, Sept. 30. About 12 miles out from Catalina, the man was bit by a three- to four ...

Deborah Gardner, of Arizona, set a new Guinness Book of World Record — becoming the oldest woman to swim the Catalina Island ...

A team of six swimmers have successfully taken on the English Channel, raising more than £40,000 for a hospital unit in the process. The Oxford Orcas left Dover at 01:14 BST on 27 September and swam ...