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This March swim laps to save lives

Frontline digital mental health service ReachOut is calling on people across Australia to take part in Laps for Life – a swimming challenge happening over...

Ardent Leisure may face prosecution over Dreamworld tragedy

A coroner has condemned Dreamworld over multiple systemic failures leading up to the deaths of four patrons at Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016,...

24 hours left: bid for a rare photo...

Australian marathon swimming champion, 31-time English Channel swimmer Chloë McCardel, is hosting a Bushfire Auction.

All hands on deck to support Aussie firefighters

During the worst of the bushfire crisis, Pentair’s Australian senior management team stepped out from their usual roles to join an all-hands-on-deck effort to assemble...

SR Smith acquires Sunbather

Pioneering Australian solar pool heating manufacturer Sunbather Pty Ltd has been bought by US-based pool deck equipment manufacturer SR Smith.

32 people affected by NZ pool chemical incident

A faulty pool pump caused a chemical incident at a New Zealand Aquatic Centre after chlorine and sodium bicarbonate had been mixed together but could...

Australia’s oldest pool to finally get a refurbishment

The long-awaited heritage restoration work at Dawn Fraser Baths has commenced and contractor Belmadar has taken took possession of the site.

World first study finds school swim programs are...

A world-first study has found that an intensive school swim programs alone are not enough to keep Australian children safe.

Gosse proves to be top disrupter

Elena Gosse, CEO of AIS Water, has won the Gold Disruptor Award at the national YAwards, which celebrate women who have overcome adversity to inspire...

Get your dose of nostalgia with ABC’s The...

The Pool is a two-part documentary series that evokes deep nostalgia and childhood memories to look at Australian identity through the prism of the Pool.

Parramatta stoush over as costs split for $77m...

Two years after Parramatta’s Memorial Pool was controversially demolished to make way for the new Parramatta Stadium, the city is finally in line to get...

The four-sided infinity pool on top of the...

Infinity London will be the world's first 360-degree skyscraper infinity pool.

Belgravia buys beleaguered Jump Swim Schools

Belgravia Group has purchased Jump! Swim Schools, ending months of speculation and uncertainty for the company and saving the business from liquidation.

ACCC initiates proceedings against Jump Swim

The ACCC has instituted proceedings against franchisor Jump Loops Pty Ltd and its parent company Swim Loops Holdings Pty Ltd (collectively Jump Swim) in the...