Swimming

The eastern province of Erzurum, which does not have a coastline, is on its way to becoming the world's top swimming base thanks to its high-altitude Olympic pool, as the national teams of many countries train in the city.

After a decision by the city authorities, women will soon be allowed to swim without the top of a swimsuit in Berlin's public pools, the BBC reported.

The ruling came after a woman who was kicked out of an outdoor pool for not wearing a swimsuit took legal action.

A second woman reported being told to cover up while at an indoor pool in December.

Some 1,000 swimmers from all over the world have gathered at the lakeside town of Bled to take part in the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships this week. The oldest among them is about to turn 88.

The participants come from 31 countries, most of them from Finland, the UK, Germany and Denmark, but there are also swimmers from Argentina, Mongolia and Morocco.

Turkish singer Su Soley, who had to retire professional swimming some 12 years ago due to injuries, is back to monofin swimming, daily Milliyet has reported.

The 40-year-old singer is training in an Olympic pool twice a week.

"Esra Önen, the captain, asked me to join the swimming team," Soley said and added: "I'm so proud."

The Greek won the 50m backstroke

Vural Tandoğan, a 57-year-old swimmer who swam across the English Channel, the Catalina Channel and Manhattan Island leg and earned the triple crown of ocean swimming in the past, has been honored with another triple crown after completing a series of three different swims in Lake Tahoe, located in the U.S.

Merve Tuncel has bagged a gold medal in the 19th Mediterranean Games, making her the first female swimmer to succeed in a Mediterranean Games.

The 17-year-old freestyle swimmer finished the 800-meter race with a time of 8:26.80 on July 2.

Deniz Ertan, another swimmer, achieved a silver medal in the same contest.

Grenoble mayor Eric Piolle has argued that people using public services, such as swimming pools, should be allowed to dress as they please

Katie Ledecky started the United States' medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women's 400 meters.

The Americans finished the first day of racing with two gold, one silver and three bronze.

American Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday with a world-leading time and personal best of 1 minute 56.70 seconds.