If you’re looking for the coolest of coolcations, then a visit to Sweden’s capital city should be on your travel bucket list.

ROME (AP) — Her attempt to swim in a record seventh Olympics fallen short, Therese Alshammar can go back to doing what she loves most these days. Teaching 5-year-old kids how to swim. “That’s the best ...

Michelle Coleman will be making her third Olympic team as she was a 24.54 in the 50 free in Budapest that puts her 10th in the world among those that have qualified for the Games. She will also play a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, ...

There was a sobering moment at the World Aquatics Development Conference in Lund back in January when Ulrika Sandmark, performance head coach of Swedish swimming, put a slide up on the board and ...

The Open Scandinavian Championship in Winter Swimming takes place every February in a pool cut out of a frozen lake in a small Swedish town about 100 miles from the Arctic Circle.