Swimming

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Ex-soldier becomes first person to swim from UK to Isle of Man
Adam Diver’s crossing turned into a gruelling 46-mile journey as he navigated tricky tides and jellyfish

Mark Brown North of England correspondent

01, Jun, 2023 @2:39 PM

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Adam Peaty targets rare ‘three-peat’ as his priorities change for Paris Olympics
The 100m breaststroke world record holder said he swims ‘for more reasons … I do it for family and pride’ after taking break due to mental health issues

Paul MacInnes

26, May, 2023 @3:41 PM

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Titmus v Ledecky v McIntosh looms as swimming’s latest mouthwatering rivalry | Kieran Pender
Ariarne Titmus’s slow time at the Australian championships adds a degree of mystery to the three-way match-up at this year’s worlds

Kieran Pender

20, Apr, 2023 @1:04 AM

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Swimming Australia CEO Eugenie Buckley resigns with immediate effect
Swimming Australia is searching for another new chief executive after Eugenie Buckley resigned from her post with immediate effect on Friday

Guardian sport

14, Apr, 2023 @6:49 AM

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Swim England announces transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories
Swim England has announced a new transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories for all its licensed events

Sean Ingle

03, Apr, 2023 @1:14 PM

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The Guardian view on swimming pools: a public good for everyone | Editorial
Editorial: Temporary funding for leisure centres is a step forward, but the government needs to do far more to safeguard their future

Editorial

14, Mar, 2023 @7:17 PM

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England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010
Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most

Michael Goodier

12, Mar, 2023 @12:15 PM

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The closure of swimming pools is a travesty | Letter
Letter: Leisure centres need more support to deal with the energy crisis, writes the Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew

09, Mar, 2023 @5:47 PM

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‘A heightened euphoria’: the Australian swimmer taking on the ice mile
Peta Bradley won bronze at the ice swimming world championships after training in a NSW country dam

Emily Middleton

17, Feb, 2023 @7:00 PM

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UK sports facilities face closure without government help, leading bodies warn
The government must reverse its decision to exclude swimming pools from its energy discount scheme or face nationwide closures this year, a group of leading bodies has warned

Paul MacInnes

18, Jan, 2023 @11:12 AM

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Sports quiz of the week: World Cups, Tyson Fury, Ballon d’Or, guns and WSL
Who fell short? Who met a shark? Who is going for thirds?

Paul Campbell

21, Oct, 2022 @4:32 PM

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‘We were taught to be winners’: refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her life
The swimming prowess of the Syrian Nardini sisters helped save their ​sinkingrefugee boat. Here Yusra talks about The Swimmers, the ​new film that tells their amazing story

Alice O'Keeffe

08, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM

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