As he trains for the Masters Games, Moss Burmester has newfound respect for his pet event.

A public pool is being partially closed one night a week to give Muslim women the opportunity to learn to swim.

Isaac Davison examines the departure of three groups from the Land and Water Forum advisory group.

Troubled swim star Grant Hackett has headed overseas to undergo rehabilitation after his arrest last month.

A former Kiwi Olympian landed a 163.4kg black marlin, the first to be speared in New Zealand waters.

A former rival of Michael Phelps has questioned the swimming great after he claimed he never swam in a field clean of dopers.

After staying in his lane as a swimmer and not speaking out about doping in international competition, Michael Phelps is ready to take on the issue in retirement.

A red algal bloom is covering the ocean at Uretiti and Ruakaka.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

COMMENT: The Government's plan to clean up waterways is an attempt to look as though action's being taken, when in reality nothing's happening, says Mark Dye.

Troubled swimming great Grant Hackett says he will seek help in Australia and overseas for mental health issues.

A Warriors' team fishing trip turned into a dramatic rescue mission when the players rushed to the aid of a young man who went missing off an Auckland beach.

As preventable summer drownings hit a six-year high, Labour are calling for greater swimming education at schools to keep young Kiwia safe in our waterways.

Star paralympian Sophie Pascoe has opened up in a new TV campaign about overcoming the accident which cost her part of her left leg.

Grant Hackett's latest public meltdown this week has once again shone the spotlight on the difficulty many ex-swimmers face when they've hung up the goggles and cap.

A messy end to his relationship with a beautiful law student is believed to have triggered troubled swimming champ Grant Hackett's

Libby Trickett has been a team-mate of troubled Australia swim legend Grant Hackett - and a depression sufferer.

Grant Hackett was in hiding after another day of bizarre behaviour in which the troubled Olympian's family reported him as a "mentally disturbed" missing person.

Troubled former Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett has taken to Instagram to share a photo of his bloodied and bruised eye.

Australian Olympian Grant Hackett has been arrested at his parents' home on the Gold Coast, according to reports.

A man is believed to have suffered a medical event at a public swimming pool in east Auckland.

The swimmers tried to jump to safety in front of horrified witnesses.

A man has been airlifted to hospital with moderate injuries after jumping off the top of Omanawa Falls.

Mercury Energy is reviewing its procedures to see if there is a way of improving safety after a woman was swept to her death on the Waikato River.

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A health warning has been issued for a toxic algae bloom in a Canterbury river.

Wildlife experts concerned dolphin wearing a T-shirt may be in trouble.

A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.

The teenage lifeguard who saved three young boys from a rip, admits he was terrified someone was about to die.

Kiwis "must be vigilant" about swimming in our rivers, a freshwater scientist says, with data often showing high levels of E. coli in waterways.