Swimming
How I Overcame My Fear of Water and Learned to Swim at 26
Growing up in an Iraqi family, it wasn't typical to learn swimming as a kid. As that fear grew into my twenties, I decided to face it head on.
Top of Their Game: Award-Winning Photos From the World of Sport
The top picks from the World Sports Photography Awards freeze those moments of victory, defeat and everything in between.
How Black Swimmers Are Reclaiming the Water This Summer
The desire to swim didn’t change my address or income, and it certainly did nothing for the hours it tacked onto my wash days. But I’m finally returning to the pool.
Scorched? This Site Lets You Buy Passes to Hotel Pools in Your City
ResortPass is like the friend with a pool that you had as a kid—if your friend had the same pool as a luxury resort in downtown Manhattan.
The Cult Following Around France’s UFO-Shaped Swimming Pools
Designed by architect Bernard Schoeller in the 1970s, they helped a generation learn how to swim.
All Kinds of Marine Animals Are Mysteriously Circling in Bizarre Discovery
Turtles, seals, sharks, whales, and penguins all swim in unexplained circles that may signal an intuitive connection to the Earth's geomagnetic field.
Mental Health Is More Important Than Physical Strength, Says Olympic Gold Medallist
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling opens up about the issue of mental health in the high-pressure world of Olympic sport.
It’s Hard to Hate Your Body When You’re Diving 100 Feet Without Oxygen
Learning to dive without SCUBA equipment reduces your existence to the next breath you're taking.
Why John Legend Learning to Swim Is Such a Big Deal
A history of segregation in pools makes the singer's foray into swim lessons all the more important.
Listen to Mac Miller's Previously Unreleased Spotify Session
Miller recorded a pared-down version of "Dunno" from 'Swimming' and a cover of Billy Preston's "Nothing from Nothing."