The sport is no stunt, as swimmer Mackenzie Koeck and her support crew learned in the yearlong runup of preparation.

SCHROON LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A swimmer recently went the distance in Schroon Lake by swimming across the lake the long way. Becky Thompson was visiting her uncle who has a house on Schroon Lake when ...

Two women have joined an elite group of swimmers after separately completing the grueling 28-mile swim across Montana's Flathead Lake, a distance longer than a marathon. Two women have joined an elite ...

After swimming 16 miles in 9 hours and 17 minutes, Rachael DeWitt completed her journey across Skaneateles Lake, a feat she undertook to raise awareness for the Skaneateles Lake Association. The ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

A woman from Ullswater says she is “the happiest she’s ever been” after retiring and conquering her lifelong fear of deep water.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman is being hailed as a hero after rescuing an 11-year-old girl who had slipped into a lake in south Fort Myers Saturday. According to NBC affiliate WBBH, just after 10 ...

A woman drowned last week at Lake Eufaula after jumping into the water to swim and failing to resurface, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troopers say the incident happened Friday afternoon.