The open water brings many unique challenges. Many are obvious: There are more waves, no clear path to follow, and plenty of competitors swimming any which way they want. And of course, there are no ...

PORTLAND Call it the business windfall of the Beijing Olympics and the swimming prodigy Michael Phelps. While swimming clubs throughout the state gear up for the fall competitive swim season with ...

As the temperature cools and autumn creeps in, beach goers may notice fewer swim buoys at state parks. Swimmers beware, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warns. Swim buoys help mark ...

As the weather cools, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is beginning to remove swim buoys and flags from Great Lakes beaches, closing designated swim areas for the season. Once buoys are ...

FAIRFIELD -- Buoys will be buoys, but unless they meet state regulations, they're nothing more than flotsam and jetsam. The Parks & Recreation Commission learned recently that the large, round, white ...

MICHIGAN, USA — State park beaches are undergoing their annual transition as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources removes swim buoys and Great Lakes flag warning systems with the arrival of ...

If you don’t see buoys, swimming is not recommended. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which began the process of removing swim buoys and the Great Lakes flag system ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has started removing swim buoys from many state park beaches. The buoys are usually installed before the Memorial Day holiday weekend and removed after ...

Even competitive swimmers spend more time on land than in water, so dryland training is an important aspect of any competitor’s development. The Ephrata swim team takes dryland training so seriously, ...