For some reason almost everywhere I went this summer, beaches had kids with shark fins attached to their backs and I finally understand why. What looks like the coolest beach toy in town turned out to ...

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Why did you start free-diving? I’ve loved swimming ever since I was a kid. Before taking my first free-diving course in 2007, I was a scuba instructor in Thailand. One day, we were exploring a ...

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The entrepreneur from Skelmersdale in Lancashire has had the last laugh after selling more than 70,000 child buoyancy aids called SwimFin, receiving backing from Olympians and Paralympians plus an MBE ...

A Dragons' Den reject from Lancashire who was 'ridiculed' on the show is now a global success. Kevin Moseley, from Skelmersdale, now sells his 'product that could kill someone' across the world and ...

A swimming instructor who was rejected on Dragons' Den now sells his product across the globe. Kevin Moseley, who is originally from Skelmersdale but now lives in Portugal, started his career in the ...

A shape moves under the water, gliding fast and smooth beneath the surface. Then it dives deeper before suddenly flicking up a beautifully colourful scaly tail. But it’s not in the sea, it’s in a pool ...

Meet the real-life Ariel who spends her days swimming alongside sharks, rays and giant sea turtles - but says being a mermaid is 'hard, hard work' as she has to hold her breath for up to four minutes.