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Latest news and updates on recreational and competitive swimming. Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley, and freestyle and medley relay.

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A Coventry GP has spoken of her grief after her 18-year-old daughter drowned while on a holiday celebrating her A Levels. Afaf Ahmed has been described as 'beautiful, bright and talented' by her devastated mum Dr Hanan Abdelaziz. But the talented teenager tragically drowned after getting caught in choppy waters while away with friends after her proud mum took them to Netherlands as a treat. Afaf died in August while swimming with friends off the Zuidelijk Havenhoofd, near The Hague. Pictured: Afaf and her mother Dr Hanan Abdelaziz in the Netherlands shortly before she died Credit: CoventryLive/BPM

'Shining star' student, 18, drowns in front of mum while celebrating A levels

Channel: UK UK March 23, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Darliane Honey - Swimming helped me after my double mastectomy

I ignored one symptom, then a routine test changed everything

Channel: Health Health January 27, 2025 By Darlaine Honey
Pride and Joy: George Cruse-Drew - I'm a queer, non-binary surfer

I found the sport I loved as a non-binary person – then the harassment started

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 20, 2025 By George Cruse-Drew

London plaque missing for 70 years found in an unlikely place 3,300 miles away

Channel: UK UK January 17, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Victoria Tansey and Philip Frith celebrate getting engaged at the Tenby Boxing Day swim

Former Royal Marine proposes to girlfriend at Boxing Day swim

Channel: UK UK December 26, 2024 By Oliver Jones
Play Video Swimmers take part in the Folkestone Lions' Boxing Day Dip at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone, Kent. Picture date: Tuesday December 26, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Full list of Boxing Day 2024 swims across the UK

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
Darliane Honey - Swimming helped me after my double mastectomy

I only had one tiny symptom - I never thought it was cancer

Channel: Health Health January 24, 2025 By Darlaine Honey

'I was reported for neglect after taking my daughter swimming'

Channel: Beauty Beauty September 10, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games - Day 8 - Para Swimming

13-year-old Brit wins Paralympics swimming silver

Channel: Sport Sport September 6, 2024 By Ben Fleming
Para Swimming - Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games: Day 6

Olympic hopeful wins Paralympic gold three years after accident that 'ended her career'

Channel: Sport Sport September 5, 2024 By Liam Grace
2020 Tokyo Paralympics - Day 8

The six disability categories in the Paralympics explained

Channel: Sport Sport August 29, 2024 By Andrew Gaudion
Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 10 - Ireland medallists in Paris

Ireland's Olympic hero Daniel Wiffen 'rushed to hospital' before closing ceremony

Channel: Sport Sport August 12, 2024 By Tom Olver
Wild swimming woman in clear mountain stream Lake District Cumbria

Map shows all the wild swimming spots you can take a dip to cool off

Channel: UK UK August 10, 2024 By Valerio Esposito

Olympic champion vows to quit after being 'punched and kicked in face' mid-race

Channel: Sport Sport August 9, 2024 By Ben Ashton
Sharon van Rouwendaal and her late dog Rio

'My whole world stopped' - Olympic champion dedicates gold to dead dog

Channel: Sport Sport August 8, 2024 By Callum McAvoy

Team USA perform incredible underwater dance routine to iconic 80s pop anthem

Channel: Sport Sport August 6, 2024 By James Goldman

Swimmer kicked out of Olympic Village hits back at claims of 'inappropriate' behaviour

Channel: Sport Sport August 6, 2024 By Louis Sealey

Olympic star removed from athletes' village due to 'inappropriate' behaviour

Channel: Sport Sport August 6, 2024 By Tom Olver
Henrik Christiansen and the Chocolate muffins from the Olympics, with hearts in the background

Do you know the Muffin Man? People are going wild over swimmer’s snack at Olympics

Channel: Food Food August 6, 2024 By Courtney Pochin
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Noah Lyles claims gold for USA in men's 100m final

Channel: Sport Sport August 4, 2024 By Phil Haigh