Eric Gantner is used to seeing strange things in the Clackamas River—but he was particularly shocked to find a prosthetic leg during one of his scuba dives.
Five St. Louis pools have now been equipped with free sunscreen dispensers thanks to the efforts of a local high school student.
As freediving allows for a more harmonious diving experience, the mermaid diving trend is even more immersive.
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A pregnant mom saved four children from drowning in Lake Michigan. Her name is Alyssa DeWitt, and this is her story.
No one ever thought that this 14-year-old girl would be able to swim when she first set foot in the water, but her 11 new records say otherwise.
This teen had only been on the clock for 20 minutes when he heard a young boy calling for help.
Maria recovered her ability to walk after she was attacked by a shark – and now she's marching back to the trauma center to help other people just like her.
This devoted husband was not going to leave that lake until he found and rescued his wife Audrey—even if he died there in the frozen water.
Randolph Tajada-Perez may not know how to swim but that didn't stop him from diving in after this drowning child.
When lifeguards were unable to haul these struggling swimmers back to shore, nearby civilians didn't waste a second in lending a hand.
This crowd of beachgoers weren't about to let a whole family drown right in front of their eyes.
Steffan Williams is only 8 years old and he has already saved 5 people from a treacherous fate in his hometown.
This 35-year-old woman has never worked as a lifeguard before, but her quick thinking helped to save a small family earlier this week.
Ben Lecomte might be the person most prepared to spend 6 to 8 months swimming the 5,500-mile span of the Pacific—and he hopes to leave a healthier ocean in his wake.
His heroic actions have since earned the student officer the nickname "The Hoff".
Researchers aren't quite sure why, but this new case report suggests that going for cold swims might be a source of instant pain relief.
In a fortunate twist of fate, beachgoers spotted the struggling teens just as local lifeguards were learning to use their new rescue drone.
Surfers and swimmers can now breath easily thanks to a new wearable gadget that has finally been proven to deter great white sharks from attacking.
This lucky Border Collie was in grave danger after he suddenly "took it in his head to swim to the Isle of Wight" earlier this week.
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