In a country renowned the world over for the harshness of its winters, Russians are surprisingly eager to take to the water even at the coldest time of year: just for fun, for reasons of faith, or ...

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - One of the key figures behind diplomatic efforts that secured Russian swimmers' return to elite competition at this week's world championships is now hoping to end Russia's ...

Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced on October 1 his support for the initiative to unify the country’s federations of water sports MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. The Russian Swimming ...

"It's fair to say there are some high-risk sports which need to be looked at as a priority and swimming is one of them," she said. "There's a real credibility issue at stake." Swimming's world body ...

FINA has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from this year's world championships in Budapest following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, swimming's global governing body said on ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia contradicted the governing body of swimming on Thursday by asserting that it has not withdrawn from all events on this year’s calendar in response to being banned from the world ...

MOSCOW -- Synchronized swimmers are celebrities in Russia, young women glorified as much for their looks as for their collection of Olympic medals. Now, they'll have to get used to sharing the ...