via ebony: John Legend told his 12 million Twitter followers on Monday that he isn’t the greatest swimmer. “I can’t really swim,” Legend tweeted. “Today I took my first swim lesson since I was like 5.” The EGOT winner isn’t the only member of his family to get a late start on swimming. Legend said his father […]

CLEVELAND– If you’re looking for a way to stay cool in these sweltering temperatures, the City of Cleveland’s pools and spray basins will be open beginning at noon today. Here is a list of Cleveland’s summer outdoor pools: Duggan Park: 1696 Catalpa Rd. Forest Hills Park: 12310 Arlington Ave. Gassaway Pool: 2306 East 100th St. Glendale Park: […]

Despite the nastiness in the decision, there are no rules prohibiting shaving in that particular pool.   FLORIDA — You’re by the pool, hanging out with the kids, when you see a woman doing some personal hygiene. Whoa, whoa, whoa. OK, everybody out! More than 55,000 Reddit users upvoted a video, said to have been […]

At this weekend’s Women’s Division 1 swimming games for the annual NCAA Championship, an awesome feat occurred–three Black women earned the top three spots in the…

Pools and summertime are the best of friends. But experts are stressing the importance of controlling a potentially dangerous health risk – drinking the pool…

  As of April 1, 2014, the USA Swimming Foundation has found that 199 drownings have been reported in the U.S. alone, 46 of which were children…

(CNN) – It was the end of a long, hot day in Israel when it happened: Republican lawmakers, along with a smattering of aides and family members, dived into the Sea of Galilee, a holy site for Christians where the Bible says Jesus walked on water. Several GOP sources familiar with the events on August […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Saturday, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson along with city officials and community members at Forest Hills Park, kicked off the opening of the 2012 outdoor pool season. All outdoor public pools in the City of Cleveland are open Wednesday through Sunday from noon until 7:30 p.m. If temperatures are over 85 degrees on […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a public advisory at Edgewater Beach; the advisory was posted as a result of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event at the beach on August 14. This overflow discharged a combination of raw sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie during yesterday evening’s heavy rain […]