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At least 15 swimmers participated in the ‘Scoops For Troops’ inaugural swim-a-thon to help veterans and their families enjoy the Travis Mills Foundation retreat facility in Maine. The organization was created by 10-year-old Michael Ahern who came up with the idea after meeting a veteran and his family. The idea behind the inaugural swim-a-thon comes from Michael’s sister, Kara. Kara…

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is increasing patrols at Quaddick State Park in Thompson after receiving complaints about crowds gathering at the lake and ignoring safety rules. “This has to stop,” said Jane Howell, who lives on Quaddick Lake. “Someone will get hurt.” Howell and her neighbors have documented groups of people she said are acting recklessly on…

Residents near one state park are raising concerns over visitors seen swimming in prohibited areas who they said were also acting recklessly.

In time for a hot and humid weekend, the state is reopening eight inland swimming areas.

Crews are investigating the death of a 45-year-old man who went missing while swimming at Lake Winfield in Plymouth. Dispatchers said they received a 911 call reporting a man was swimming in Lake Winfield near Seymour Road around 6 p.m. The caller said that she could no longer believe the man and believed he was underwater. Officers from Plymouth, firefighters…

Monday marked Connecticut’s first official heat wave of the summer. As temperatures reached 90 degrees for the third day in a row, people across the state looked for ways to cool off. From public swimming pools to beaches, safety protocols are in place for people looking to beat the heat. This is what you can expect. Town pools in both…

Just because it may be warm outside, that doesn’t mean that the water along our coast it, leading to very serious safety concerns

Mac Miller’s family announced a new album from the late rapper will be released on Jan. 17, NBC News reports. The forthcoming album, “Circles,” is a companion project to Miller’s 2018 album “Swimming.”

Two-time NCAA champion Abrahm DeVine is accusing his former team at Stanford of homophobia and claiming that he was kicked off the team because he is gay, NBC News reported. “Plain and simple: There are surface-level reasons I was kicked off the Stanford swim team, but I can tell you with certainty that it comes down to the fact that...

Environmental officials on Friday shared a startling photo of a white shark swimming close to a surfer off a popular Cape Cod beach.

A high school student in Anchorage, Alaska, was disqualified from a state championship because her swimsuit did not cover enough skin.

Swimply is a pool sharing platform that connects owners of private pools with people looking for a place to swim and hang out.

Olympic champion Ryan Lochte made an emphatic return to competition Wednesday, swimming the fourth-fastest time by an American in the 200-meter individual medley during a time trial in the U.S. national championships at Stanford University. “I’m back, woo!” Lochte proclaimed in his opening remarks on the pool deck at Avery Aquatic Center after qualifying for next year’s U.S. Olympic trials...

Two shark sightings on Wednesday morning closed a Cape Cod beach to swimming for one hour. According to the Sharktivity app, two great white sharks were spotted swimming about 50 and 200 yards, respectively, off Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, Massachusetts, at 10:49 a.m. The beach will be closed to swimming for an hour.

Twenty members of the Special Olympics USA team were welcomed at the White House Thursday for their accomplishments at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.

Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, Massachusetts has been closed to swimming for one hour after a great white shark was spotted late Tuesday morning. According to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app, the beach was closed after a confirmed shark sighting around 11:40 a.m. No further information was immediately available.

It’s another year at the Grammys, and another snub for Ed Sheeran.
Though this singer won two pop honors at this year’s show, he was cut out of the top three categories. This time, he’s nowhere to be found.

Mac Miller, the rapper, singer and record producer behind songs “Self Care” and “Smile Back,” has died, according to multiple published reports. He was 26. Miller was found dead at his home in Studio City, California, of a possible drug overdose, two law enforcement sources told NBC News. The Pittsburgh native, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, had a difficult...

Eight great white sharks have been spotted off Nauset Public Beach on Thursday, including one close to shore.

For the second straight day, a Cape Cod beach has been temporarily closed to swimming due to a shark sighting.