Swimming

Olympic Committee of Israel honors fallen swimmer Eden Nimri

Eden Nimri, a captain in the IDF, was not only a fighter but also a talented swimmer who competed with Israel’s youth national team.

Fallen soldier and former swimmer Eden Nimri
Open pool horizontal.

Israeli community builds world's only mechanical-divide swimming pool

Pre-historic giant sturgeon fish at Hilton Head.

Rare prehistoric Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore in South Carolina

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At Special Olympics Berlin, Israeli swimmer brings home gold

There are more than 3,500 athletes in Special Olympics in Israel who compete in 11 different fields of sport.

 Israeli swimmer Mir Segel took first place at the 2023 Special Olympics world summer games in Berlin

Florida bear terrifies bathers after joining them for a swim

A black bear spooked Florida beachgoers after being spotted swimming in the shallow water, but state wildlife experts say it's not an unusual occurrence.

An American Black Bear swims in the water

45-kilogram wild boar found cooling off in a swimming pool in Berlin

Urban boar sightings have become more common in Germany in recent years, a problem Haifa residents know all too well.

Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel April 16, 2020.

This Israeli nudist beach is ranked in the top 20 of its kind worldwide

Being naked isn't the same kind of taboo it was before. The Naturist Society released a list ranking the best nude beaches worldwide - and an Israeli beach made the cut.

 Sign outside a nudist beach in New Jersey; illustrative.

This phrase can keep your toddler from drowning

It's not enough to be poolside when your toddler is walking around - this paramedic shared the three words that can save a life.

 SWIMMING SHOULD be a year-round sport and activity for children of all ages.

Indian swimmer ties world record as fastest male swimmer in Kinneret

The Kinneret, situated approximately 214 meters below sea level, is known to be the second lowest water body in the world.

The sun sets over the sea of Galilee

Tel Aviv's battle with cleaning up the Yarkon River

The Yarkon River Authority has helped bring back two near-extinct species and improved wateer flow to the Yarkon River, but the cleanliness of the water is still a concern.

 A view of Tel Aviv’s Yarkon River.

This week in Jerusalem: To bathe or not to bathe in Har Homa?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 WILL HAR Homa residents get a lane on Shabbat? (Illustrative)

This week in Jerusalem: No more stink

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 A SCENE FROM the 2018 strike by city workers that left garbage piles at the Mahaneh Yehuda market.

Parents claim their children's hair is falling out because of a pool

Kfar Maccabiah and the Health Ministry responded that the water test was done as required and the results were not unusual.

 People walk through strong gusts of wind as storm Sabine is expected to hit the region in Cologne, Germany