As the 2024 Paris Olympics reach audiences around the world, there will be plenty of focus on the water. From swimming to diving to open water and water polo, aquatics athletes will be on display. It ...

I’m a history nerd, and proud of that designation. I love a good documentary or article on iconic events, whether it be the sinking of the Titanic or the D.B. Cooper airplane hijacking. I appreciate a ...

Swimming has been racialized for 3,000 years, but for most of that time it was Africans who were good swimmers, and Europeans who tried to keep up. Unknown artist, cosmetic spoon in the shape of a ...

A new exhibit coming to Philadelphia will explore the experiences of swimming while Black as it relates to America’s history of segregated swimming. Located in the former Kelly Pool within the ...

There are few things more exhilarating than jumping into cool water on a hot day. These are beautiful moments we not only cherish but continue to long for our entire lives. So imagine what it's like ...

A few hundred red and white tiles—embedded on the underside of a concrete slab bridge in Broad Ripple Park—is what’s left of the old Broad Ripple Pool, a former crown jewel of the Midwest and site of ...

The stars and stripes flew often above the pool in Rio as the United States won a medal in all but three events, including, for the second-consecutive Olympics, 16 gold medals. At his fourth and final ...

When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it. AP Photo Summers often bring a wave of ...

Hannah Palmer’s immersive art installation considers Atlanta’s ‘hidden water.’ For many of us, pools are synonymous with the pleasures of summer: Swimming lessons. A heart-stopping plunge in icy water ...

Unknown artist, cosmetic spoon in the shape of a swimming woman holding a dish, Egypt, (ca. 1390–1352 BC) Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), steatite, dimensions: l. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in) Metropolitan ...

Athens, 2004 Michael Phelps didn't tie Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one Games, but his haul of six gold (200m IM, 400m IM, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x100m ...