Times Colonist

Victoria women swim 34 km across Juan de Fuca Strait

Two paralympic distance swimmers both climbed on to dry land in Victoria on Monday after swimming the entire 34 kilometres of Juan de Fuca Strait. Jill Yoneda, 42, who wore a wetsuit, crawled out onto ...
Daily Mail

Meet the real–life MERMAIDS: South Korean female sea–divers swim 65ft to the ocean floor and back without breathing apparatus for six hours a day...until they are 90

They might not look like the Disney character Ariel, but these women truly are real–life mermaids. Known as Haenyeo, or 'women of the sea', the group of South Korean female divers swim up to 65 feet ...
Daily Mail

Hero student, 20, drowned after saving three women who got into difficulty during a wild sea swim in Cornwall, inquest hears

A heroic student drowned after saving three women who got into difficulty during a wild sea swim in Cornwall. Jack Edward Lees was just days away from celebrating his 21st birthday when he travelled ...
BBC

Woman braves North Sea in Advent swim challenge

Pam Spychal has raised more than £2,000 for homelessness charity Hope into Action A woman has braved the winter sea and raised more than £2,000 for a homelessness charity by completing an Advent ...
The Mirror

'I went for a swim in the sea and ended up in hospital for five days'

A woman was hospitalised for five days after swimming in the sea off the UK coast. Shelley Sim took a dip with her swim group to celebrate a friend's birthday - but woke up the next morning with ...