The Illinois High School State Meet was a showcase for top athletes, and emphasized the growth of women's sports.

Mel Marshall and Jane Figueiredo – coaches to Adam Peaty and diver Tom Daley respectively – today marked the start of a new UK Sport leadership programme seeking to more than double female ...

In Mexico, a girl’s 15th birthday—el quince—can be the most important milestone of her young life, a coming-out celebration as special as graduations and weddings. But when Carolina Mendoza turned 15 ...

Albitar, 27, is Jordan’s deepest freediver – and she’s also among a growing cohort of Arab women who are taking on this ...

When professional cliff diver Eleanor Smart got her foot tangled in a plastic bag after diving into the seemingly pristine waters around Greece, it hit home that something was wrong. The American, who ...

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment -- even while pregnant. A study ...

IOWA CITY - A federal court judge has rejected a request from six female student athletes seeking an immediate restraining order that would halt the University of Iowa's efforts to dismantle its women ...