(Reuters) - An Egyptian adventurer has become the first amputee to swim from Egypt to Jordan, crossing a 20-kilometre (12.4 miles) stretch of the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba last month in under nine hours ...

Single-arm drills are the best way to focus on every phase of the stroke, including the pull. The non-swimming arm should be kept at your side to allow and promote torso rotation while performing the ...

A Paralympian quadruple amputee, an Olympic silver medalist and an "eco-adventurer" will attempt to swim 122 kilometers across the highest navigable lake in the world to raise awareness of ...

"When people come to the swimming pool, they're surprised that I can swim with one leg and they wonder how I will be able to deal with the children. But when I get into the water with the children, I ...

Prosthetic limbs have come a really long way from being peg legs, hooks, and whatnot. The most advanced ones right now are often imbued with advanced robotics, which offer far more function and a ...

Kayla Wheeler was named 2012 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. May 11, 2013— -- Born without legs and only one arm, Kayla Wheeler, a 16-year-old high school student from Lynnwood, Wash., is ...