Swimming | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/swimming/RSS feed for SwimmingenMon, 30 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000Was Spinosaurus Really a 'Hell Heron'? Digging Into the Star of Netflix’s 'The Dinosaurs'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/was-spinosaurus-really-a-hell-heron-digging-into-the-star-of-netflixs-the-dinosaurs-180988440/With an incredible sail and heavy bones that might have acted as ballast, Spinosaurus seems primed for snatching fish. The creature has long captivated the public, from its early mysteries to the recent discovery of a new speciesMon, 30 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/was-spinosaurus-really-a-hell-heron-digging-into-the-star-of-netflixs-the-dinosaurs-180988440/Would You Jump Into Your Local River? Swimmable Cities May Be Within Reach as Once-Polluted Waterways Are Restoredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/would-you-jump-into-your-local-river-swimmable-cities-may-be-within-reach-as-once-polluted-waterways-are-restored-180988317/Efforts to improve the “swimmability” of urban areas are gaining global traction, from Paris to ChicagoTue, 10 Mar 2026 15:13:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/would-you-jump-into-your-local-river-swimmable-cities-may-be-within-reach-as-once-polluted-waterways-are-restored-180988317/'Excitement With a Little Dash of Fear': Polar Plunges Ring in the New Year With a Splash. But What Actually Happens to Your Body?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/excitement-with-a-little-dash-of-fear-polar-plunges-ring-in-the-new-year-with-a-splash-but-what-actually-happens-to-your-body-180987934/Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should bear in mindWed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/excitement-with-a-little-dash-of-fear-polar-plunges-ring-in-the-new-year-with-a-splash-but-what-actually-happens-to-your-body-180987934/A Jaguar in Brazil Makes the Longest Recorded Swim by the Species, Traversing at Least 0.79 Miles Through Waterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-jaguar-in-brazil-makes-the-longest-recorded-swim-by-the-species-traversing-at-least-079-miles-through-water-180987384/The new record could help conservationists strategize ways to consider feline movements during construction of hydroelectric damsTue, 23 Sep 2025 15:55:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-jaguar-in-brazil-makes-the-longest-recorded-swim-by-the-species-traversing-at-least-079-miles-through-water-180987384/These Swimmers Are Finishing the Final Voyage of the 'Edmund Fitzgerald,' Which Sank in Lake Superior 50 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-swimmers-are-finishing-the-final-voyage-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-which-sank-in-lake-superior-50-years-ago-180987095/Starting at the wreck site, 68 athletes are completing a 411-mile relay to honor the 29 men who died in the Great Lakes tragedy on November 10, 1975Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:52:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-swimmers-are-finishing-the-final-voyage-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-which-sank-in-lake-superior-50-years-ago-180987095/This Man Just Set a New World Record for Scuba Diving in All Seven Continentshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-just-set-a-new-world-record-for-scuba-diving-in-all-seven-continents-180986153/Barrington Scott began his 27,000-mile quest in Australia and completed it in Antarctica. The journey took him 19 days, 19 hours and 40 minutesTue, 04 Mar 2025 19:30:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-man-just-set-a-new-world-record-for-scuba-diving-in-all-seven-continents-180986153/A Dolphin Keeps Biting People in Japan. Researchers Think It's Just Lonelyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-dolphin-keeps-biting-people-in-japan-researchers-think-its-just-lonely-180985003/A series of dolphin attacks in Wakasa Bay is believed to be the doing of a lone male bottlenose dolphin looking for friends or a mate—but finding only humansFri, 30 Aug 2024 19:59:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-dolphin-keeps-biting-people-in-japan-researchers-think-its-just-lonely-180985003/This Giant Keith Haring Mural Is a Beloved West Village Staple. Can It Be Saved?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-giant-keith-haring-mural-is-a-beloved-west-village-staple-can-it-be-saved-180984886/The artwork, which adorns a wall by the pool at an old recreation center in New York City, faces an uncertain futureWed, 14 Aug 2024 20:10:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-giant-keith-haring-mural-is-a-beloved-west-village-staple-can-it-be-saved-180984886/Swimming in Schools May Help Fish Save Energy in Turbulent Watershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swimming-in-schools-may-help-fish-save-energy-in-turbulent-waters-180984833/A new study suggests schooling fish use up to 79 percent less energy in rough conditions than fish that swim aloneMon, 05 Aug 2024 21:08:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swimming-in-schools-may-help-fish-save-energy-in-turbulent-waters-180984833/Olympians Finally Got to Swim in the Seine Riverhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-official-olympians-swim-in-the-seine-river-180984821/After months of uncertainty, the women's and men's triathlon events kicked off with a dip in the long-polluted waterway that runs through the heart of ParisFri, 02 Aug 2024 20:00:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-official-olympians-swim-in-the-seine-river-180984821/