MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — Wednesday’s Hometown Hero is swimming for the next two days to raise money for pediatric cancer. Holly McKenna is holding her 10th annual Swim-a-THON at Penn State Harrisburg, ...

WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A week after the tragic death of a star high school swimmer in Wisconsin, loved ones continue to remember him as a hero, and tributes continue to pour in — with unity at ...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Wednesday’s hometown heroes are swimming on Wednesday, June 23, for their former teammate. The Piranha Swim Team in Linglestown is hosting a Swim-A-Thon at Koons Pool ...

COLUMBIA – Student-athletes train hard, but sometimes a little perspective can go a long way in creating a greater sense of purpose and commitment. South Carolina Gamecock swimming and diving coach ...

BRANDON, Fla.-- With summer just around the corner, there has been the annual Bay area push on swimming lessons for young children. Everyday Hero Katherine Newcomb provides free swim lessons A ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - USA Swimming will honor a swim more impressive than any Olympic feat. A sailor who lived in Omaha saved the lives of 15 others during WWII. The story had been largely forgotten.

I picked up Charles Sprawson’s book Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer As Hero while wandering a used bookstore outside of Dallas in 1998. The title made no sense to me, but the subtitle ...

"It wasn't an option. It just had to be done." That's the simple explanation offered by John Franklin Riggs, discussing his extraordinary effort to get help for his family after their boat capsized in ...