Opinion: Freedom to swim should be as fundamental in CT as freedom to ride a bike

On a bright Sunday morning this past fall, my daughter gripped my hand tightly and said, “I hope this building is still here ...

An ‘amazing feat’: how was 13-year-old Austin Appelbee able to swim for four hours to save his family?

Saltwater, survival backstroke and sheer mind over matter may have helped the teenager save his family, experts say ...

I wanted to complete a triathlon. My first step? Learning to swim

At the age of 37, Alberto Ortiz's swimming had been casual dips in lakes or resort pools. But when a cousin made a joke about ...

Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’

What have I done?’ thought Joanne Appelbee as she waited for rescue with her two other children in rough seas off Western Australia ...

VNL Exclusive: Former West Fargo swim coach speaks out after prosecutors dismiss criminal charge

While prosecutors publicly cited the family’s unwillingness to testify as the reason for dismissal, Hehn Jr.'s attorney ...

Austin Appelbee’s family had prioritised swimming lessons in years before his life-saving effort

Austin Appelbee, 13, has made global headlines for his epic four-hour journey through rough surf to sound the alarm that his ...

Mar-a-Lago is 'more than a home,' Melania Trump says in documentary

But she didn't call Mar-a-Lago or Trump Tower in New York City or Washington, D.C. home. Instead, she says she "carries the ...

From autism to swimming phenom, how Edmond Memorial's Max Spory found his way in a pool

Two-time Class 6A champion Max Spory eyes a third straight title as the Edmond Memorial senior continues his rise as one of ...

Austin Appelbee speaks after 'superhuman' swim off Quindalup to save family in Geographe Bay

A WA mother says asking her teenage son to swim four kilometres through rough seas to get help after their family was swept out to sea, was "one of the hardest decisions" she has ever made.
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Mason High School swim coach Emma Mehan teaches on many levels

Mehan, a Michigan State senior majoring in history education, shares her love of swimming and teaching with the Bulldogs’ ...

An elite athlete embraces pain: ‘That’s the whole point’

The world’s best cross-country skier knows her limits because she explores and pushes them every day.

‘I thought they were dead’: Teen hero recounts epic swim that saved his family

The boy behind a miraculous 4km swim through rough seas that saved his family has told how positive thinking and faith got ...