Christopher Gilbert, 26, sustained severe brain injuries in the near-drowning in Louisiana Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

An 18-year-old died after vanishing under water while swimming with friends at a Utah state park, officials say. Photo from Utah State Parks An 18-year-old died after disappearing under water while ...

A Russian artistic swimmer has gone viral thanks to her elaborate underwater dances. Kristina Makushenko, 26, first took up synchronized swimming as a child and has since gone on to become world ...

DES MOINES, Iowa - A 21-year-old college student and athlete drowned after he swam in an Iowa lake with friends, according to authorities. The Marion County Sheriff's office said they received a call ...

I swallowed down desperate gulps of air from my snorkel. Pool water, too. My lungs burned. The water sloshed around me in waves, churning so much it looked like a boiling sea, the phenomenon natural ...

FORESTVILLE, Calif. - A young swimmer has disappeared in the Russian River, authorities said, prompting a massive search that continued into Friday. The Sonoma County Fire District said the boy was ...

A Blackburn holidaymaker has struck up an unlikely friendship with a little octopus in Cyprus - meeting underwater every day.