This is the latest in a series of water incidents this holiday season, including a young boy drowning at Avoca Beach on Christmas Eve, and a man drowning near Kiama on Boxing Day. Since July 1 ...

An all-rounder in sports, having dabbled in multiple events and disciplines before achieving glory in para-swimming ... He had won a gold medal in boxing at the Military Games in Japan a few ...

Petkar won a gold medal in men's 50m freestyle swimming in the 1972 Paralympic Games in Heidelberg, Germany, becoming the first Indian to bag an individual gold medal in the Olympics or Paralympic ...

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Swimmers raised hundreds of pounds for charity by taking a dip in Jersey on Christmas Day. Jersey Swimming Club said dozens of people took part in its Christmas Day Swim, external event held at ...

A Christmas Day swim in St Ouen has raised more than £2,500 for charity, organisers have confirmed. The annual swim, which takes place at Greve de Lecq, raises funds for Jersey Hospice Care.

Christmas has come and gone yet again, and with it, the Boxing Day sales are now a thing of the past - or are they? In this week's edition of my Prime Finds series, I'll be going over my five ...

One of Vancouver's favourite New Year's Day traditions — the annual Polar Bear Swim — was celebrated by thousands again on Wednesday, in an event that has now spread across the world.

People take part in the traditional New Year's Day swimming in the sea in Pula, Croatia, on Jan. 1, 2025. (Srecko Niketic/PIXSELL via Xinhua) People take part in the traditional New Year's Day ...

A RECORD number of swimmers braved the icy waters for the New Year’s Day Swim in Saundersfoot. A total of 2,535 registered swimmers gathered on Saundersfoot Beach on January 1 to take a dip in the sea ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Swimmers from across the Bay Area rang in 2025 with the annual New Year's Day swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. It's a tradition the South End Rowing Club has kept up for ...

Thousands of people gathered to watch and take part in the Saundersfoot, New Year's Day Swim 2025. Many came dressed up in colourful costumes including cartoon characters, dolphins and princesses ...