A prominent far-right leader who dismissed the Nazi era as mere bird poop on Germany’s 1,000-year history was swimming in a lake near his house one evening recently, when a man on the shore grabbed ...

Beach holidays complete with sun loungers, sun cream and cold beers in the shade are probably not the first thing travelers associate with Germany. But the country of beer, bread and trains running ...

Germany won the mixed triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Monday after organizers opted to go ahead with the swimming section in the Seine despite Belgium pulling out amid reports an athlete is ill ...

Several people lost their lives in swimming accidents over the weekend in Germany as the country experienced hot summer weather. Some others in distress were rescued, including two toddlers. In the ...

Women in Berlin can now swim topless in the city’s public pools if they choose to — just as men can. As well as being hailed as a step forward for gender equality in the German capital, the measure ...

Lukas Martens and Germany Have Promise Heading into World Championships Since 2011, there have been 12 global championships conducted – four Olympic Games and eight World Championships. During that ...

The issue is simple: If men can swim in pools without covering their torso, why can’t women? Why must female bodies always be sexualized? It’s a controversy that has plagued many German local ...

The city of Göttingen in Lower Saxony, central Germany, will be the first in the country to allow the practice of female topless swimming in its indoor and outdoor pools, thanks to a measure aimed at ...