In the weeks following Hurricane Ian in 2022, local health agencies—including those in Ft. Meyers, Florida, a place I frequently visit—warned beachgoers to stay out of the ocean because it was teeming ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Akaradech Pramoonsin—Getty Images, Gary Yeowell—Getty Images, Mariia Siurtukova—Getty Images, Mariakray/Getty ...

Hundreds of athletes ranging in age from 8 to 80-plus raced in the La Jolla Cove Swim on Sunday morning, taking part in the country’s second-oldest open-water swim. They swam past spectating sea lions ...

You don’t need much to start swimming – just a comfortable swimsuit, a good pair of goggles, and a swim hat if you have ...

Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you've cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a ...

Last summer, the city of Paris watched with a combination of disbelief and delight as mayor Anne Hidalgo zipped into a wetsuit and went swimming in the Seine—just nine days before the start of the ...

Big news this summer for river swimmers: You can now splash around the capital’s famous body of water! Sadly, it’s the capital of France. The Seine is open for swimming; the Potomac and Anacostia ...