Mia Keiser, 3, in her family’s pool in TriBeCa in Manhattan, which has only about 100 private pools. In New York, a city in which backyards are sometimes considered extravagances, private pools are rarities.

Six swimmers have drowned off Rockaway Beach this year, but the waves still draw swimmers in the nighttime.

A man disappeared while swimming off Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways on Monday night, and the Coast Guard planned to search for him overnight, officials said.

Summer weekends bring a beach vibe to a stretch of Riverside Park, where there’s sunbathing, picnicking and even free water scooter rides on the Hudson.

Summer weekends bring a beach vibe to a stretch of Riverside Park, where there’s sunbathing, picnicking and even free water scooter rides on the Hudson.

The only thing cooler than a pool party on a summer night in New York City is a secret pool party in a pool made out of a Dumpster.

After a drowning death, a push is on to improve security at a flooded quarry where teenagers go to cut loose.

Swimming was not permitted at Coney Island and Manhattan Beach because of concerns of contamination from a sewage treatment plant.

Michael Phelps visited the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, but was so tired from his brutal traveling schedule that he didn’t follow through on the original plan to ring the opening bell.

In New York City, Michael Phelps announced a grant from Visa to the Y.M.C.A. to encourage children to exercise and learn to swim.