Beaches, lakes and sea pools: Europe’s best train journeys for a summer break
Summers of languid afternoons splashing in and out of the water are just around the corner.
Swimming Sport News
Ireland on the hunt for more European Para Swimming Championships medals
Ireland will go looking for more medals at the European Para Swimming Championships on Friday evening, with Róisín Ní Riain, Nicole Turner and Barry McClements all competing in finals.
Commentary: World anti-doping body has a strong defence in Chinese swimming scandal, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains
CANBERRA: When the news broke last weekend that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive to a banned drug in early 2021 and were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games six months later without sanction, many people - particularly in the Western world - immediately suspected a cover-up.
Nicole Turner and Dearbhaile Brady claim European medals in 50m freestyle
Nicole Turner and Dearbhaile Brady both claimed medals in the 50m freestyle final at the 2024 European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira.
Surfer Moore braced for Teahupo'o swansong
NEW YORK : Olympic champion Carissa Moore hopes Teahupo'o, the infamous Tahitian break where this year's Paris Games will hold its surfing competition, does not live up to its reputation in what is expected to be her final competition.
Neck injuries on drowned wife could have been caused by a hand, court hears
Injuries found on a woman her husband was accused of drowning to claim £3.5m in life insurance could have been caused by a hand or arm around her neck, a court heard.
Róisín Ní Riain storms to second European gold
Róisín Ní Riain clinched a second gold medal at the 2024 European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira with a powerful display in the 100m backstroke S13 final.
'Just put me in there': Aussie triathlete shrugs off Seine concerns
MELBOURNE: There have been concerns that the Olympic triathlon might be postponed or even reduced to a duathlon due to water quality problems in the Seine but Australia's Matt Hauser says he will gladly take the plunge at the Paris Games.