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There's a new effort to end the racial disparity that exists in swimming. Currently, nearly 64% of Black children can't swim, putting them at risk of drowning. That's compared to 40% of white children ...

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Fourteen-year-old Izzy Stack-Hunter swims at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre regularly. "There's nothing that makes me feel as happy and fulfilled," she told CBC News. For her, the pool is more than just ...

BERLIN (AP) — Women in Berlin will soon be allowed to go topless at the city’s public swimming pools, like men, the Berlin state government said Thursday. The new bathing rules allowing everyone to go ...

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From tropical parasites to bacterial pathogens, here's what else might be swimming in the water. It might just serve as a way to pass a rainy afternoon, but swimming may be one of humans' oldest ...