For shorter events, long-course swimming remains pretty similar to short-course swimming. At the end of the day, a 50 freestyle or a 100 butterfly will still be a mad dash to the wall.

The number of Long Island Sound's more than 200 beaches considered safe to swim at has fallen in the past four years, and nearly 30% rate either about average or below average for swimming ...

Put simply, Long, one of the world’s top Half Ironman competitors and a top American on the Professional Triathletes Organization T100 Tour, kind of stinks at swimming — relatively speaking ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Residents are being advised against bathing at more than a dozen beaches on Long Island on Saturday. The Nassau County Department of Health is issuing an advisory ...