4 h. ago Woman dies after getting into difficulty while swimming in river

Onlookers reported witnessing numerous emergency vehicles descending on the river near to a bridge

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6 d. ago Dad urged son, 14, not to swim in river just one week before he drowned in front of twin

Nischay Patel, 14, died after getting into difficulty while swimming with his twin Niyam near Beccles Quay in Suffolk, and now his heartbroken parents have told how they warned him about the river

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7 d. ago Heartbreak as boy, 14, dies swimming in Suffolk river after going to play with his twin

Nishcay Patel, 14, drowned while swimming with his brother in the River Waveney

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7 d. ago Heartbreak as boy, 14, dies swimming in river after going to play with his twin

Nishcay Patel, 14, was swimming in Beccles Quay near Fen Lane, in Suffolk, with friends and his twin brother. He entered the River Waveney but failed to resurface

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8 d. ago Fancy a swim in the Seine? You can now take a dip in Paris’s once polluted river

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine

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8 d. ago Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine

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9 d. ago Leading Labour politician found dead after 'going swimming' as body is pulled from river

Police have confirmed Lord David Lipsey, 77, has been found dead after going swimming in the River Wye, a place he had lived for '30 years' alongside his wife

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9 d. ago Labour peer Lord David Lipsey found dead after police recover body in river

Police said they received 'a report concerning the safety of a man who was last seen swimming in the River Wye' and could now confirm the body of Lord David Lipsey was recovered

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9 d. ago Body of Lord David Lipsey is recovered from the River Wye after 77

The Labour peer, 77, drowned in the River Wye in Glasbury, Wales, Dyfed-Powys Police said.

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9 d. ago Man found dead after swimming in River Wye named as member of House of Lords

Lord David Lipsey was last seen swimming in the River Wye at Glasbury

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1 week ago Construction begins on a floating river swimming pool for New York City

The attraction, called "+ Pool", will measure 9,000 sq ft and be accessible from a walkway by Pier 35 on the East River

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2 w. ago What would you do with a scarily lifelike doll of your own mother? This is what a seven

Polish photographer Aneta Grzeszykowska captured her daughter interacting with an eerie silicone replica of herself in her dark and humorous series MamaIn one photograph taken by the Polish artist Aneta Grzeszykowska, her seven-year-old daughter Francziska stands on the weedy banks of the Liwiec River, dressed in a purple swimsuit and denim shorts. Francziska has her face turned towards the boggy water; beside her, sitting inside a wheelbarrow, is her mother’s torso.In the next ambiguous image, Francziska holds her mother’s head underwater. In the another, the two float, Ophelia-like, side by side. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen posts pic of youngest daughters swimming in river

Shepherdess Amanda took to her Instagram to share some snaps of her youngest having a splash in a bid to cool themselves down during the heatwave.

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3 w. ago Swimmers’ annual nude plunge into chilly Tasmanian river marks the winter solstice – and Dark Mofo’s revival

Thousands took to the frigid waters amid shrieks and yells to mark the end of the restored annual festival, which had run lean in 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSwimmers have stripped off and raced into chilly waters on the shortest day of the year.Wearing nothing but red swim caps, 3,000 courageous souls took the annual nude sunrise plunge into Hobart’s River Derwent to mark the winter solstice. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A Spree change: from Berlin to Oslo, Europe’s urban swimmers take the plunge

Parts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellersThe last time there was full-scale river swimming in Berlin’s city centre, before access was outlawed a century ago, there were probably fewer inflatable unicorns and fluorescent pool noodles.But this week, a “Dip-Dip-Hurrah” demonstration to push for the lifting of the roaring 20s-era ban saw about 300 people, many with colourful swimming caps and assorted flotation devices, bob down the Spree river as the golden-hour sun bathed the old Prussian monuments of the historic Mitte district in a warm light. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals are bringing it back

To circumvent the ban, the group registered their collective swim event as an official protest

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3 w. ago Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the water

There’s a push by Berlin swimmers to get back into the water a century after the city banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill

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