Swimming

A Polar Bear Club swimmer carries an American flag as the group makes its annual icy plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on January 1st, 2018, on Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A keeper clad in a Santa Claus costume feeds Magellanic penguins in a water tank as part of Christmas events at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement park.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Swim lessons in international waters.

• By Bonnie Tsui

Terry Laughlin doesn’t coach any elite athletes or teams. And he doesn't have a case full of medals. But he did write one of the best-selling books on swimming. And, if that's not enough, he promises to lead clients to "a personal nirvana."

• By Elizabeth Weil

• By William Yelles