Swimming

Greece is home to some of the cleanest, highest quality swimming waters in all of the European Union, according to data from the EEA.

Greek para swimming champion Antonis Tsapatakis spoke about the influence social media has on society upon his return to Athens on Thursday.

Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou finished third in the final of the 100 meters backstroke and won a well deserved bronze medal for Greece at the European Championships in Budapest on Thursday. Christou adds another medal for Greece in swimming after...

Swimming in the final of the women’s 100 butterfly, Anna Ntountounaki became Greece’s first-ever woman to win a gold medal in swimming

A shark was spotted swimming in extremely shallow waters of well-known Greek beach Karathonas on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities in Greece have banned swimming, fishing and water sports as the country toughens up its already severe restrictions of movement to combat the spread of coronavirus. According to public broadcaster ERT, the Ministry of Shipping and Islands Policy has...

Greece's swimming champion Andreas Vazaios won his second gold medal in Glasgow's European Short Course Swimming Championships on Sunday evening. Vazaios won the gold medal in the race of the 200m butterfly and broke another national record of Greece by...

Greek swimmer Andreas Vazaios won the gold medal on Friday night in the 200-meter Independent Medley at the 25th European Swimming Championship in Glasgow, Scotland. The Greek athlete achieved the perfect performance, breaking the European record. Vazeos finished in 1:50.85, breaking...

The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced on Saturday that Greek swimmer Spiros Gianniotis will be inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in 2020. Gianniotis will become the second Greek swimmer to be a member of the Hall...

Smiles and enthusiasm define the eight young swimmers who are members of the group Pastra Cretonaxiosa. Their goal is to swim across the English channel on Monday, August 29. They will start their 45-km sea crossing from Dover and...