Bibb County Sheriff's Office and GA Department of Natural Resources officials share safety risks when swimming in Ocmulgee River after drownings at Amerson River Park in Macon, GA.

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.

Swimming in the Seine has been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. Taking a dip outside bathing areas is still banned for safety reasons.

If you’re planning to take your kids swimming in a lake or river this summer, it’s important to make sure you’re being careful.

Kids join a swim lesson at Wild Rivers for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, a global initiative meant to combat childhood drowning.

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A swim team is coming together to remember River and Jet Collins, two teenage brothers found dead inside a house in Garner. This comes as new search warrants shed more ...

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With the new season of The Block just around the corner, fans are gearing up to see what the contestants come up in this year's location - the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Daylesford.

Wild Rivers Waterpark will join a global initiative to combat childhood drowning by hosting the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Thursday, June 26. The event, themed “Mission Possible: Swim ...

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water ...

A century after Berliners were barred from swimming in the Spree due to dangerous pollution levels, a movement is underway to reclaim the river for recreational use. On Tuesday, approximately 200 ...