An open water swimming company, responsible for multiple iconic river races, has collapsed following an "unprecedented" drop in participation. Henley Swim has run open water swimming events in ...

An open water swimmer and river campaigner has completed an overnight non-stop swim around Manhattan. Laura Reineke, founder of the Henley Mermaids open water swimming group, completed the 20 ...

Laura Reineke, a professional violinist and founder of the open water swimming group, the Henley Mermaids, is taking on the 48.5km (30 mile) 20 Bridges Swim.

In a statement announcing its closure, Henley Swim said: "The relentless publicity about the quality of the water in the Thames has put thousands of people off the idea of open water swimming ...

Laura Reineke. As temperatures warm across Europe, many more open water swimming enthusiasts are venturing into rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and seas.

Henley Swim had been running events on the River Thames for more than 20 years before it was forced to close down at the start of the month after "relentless publicity" over water quality in the ...

Canary Wharf’s open-water swimming spot, ... Campaign group River Action said its water sampling by citizen scientists in Henley showed ‘alarmingly high levels’ of E.coli bacteria, ...

The water at a dock in Canary Wharf is "completely clean" to swim in, organisers of open water swimming sessions have said. Last week, concerns were raised about levels of E.coli in parts of the ...