But Vermont has no shortage of places to cool off: When summer's heat settles in, people head to the countryside to cool off in old-fashioned swimming holes that dot the state's rivers and streams.

State high school associations may adopt rules permitting the use of backstroke ledges during swimming competitions starting in the 2025-26 school year. Rule 2-7-3 was approved by the NFHS Swimming ...

State high school associations may adopt rules permitting the use of backstroke ledges during swimming competitions starting in the 2025-26 school year. Rule 2-7-3 was approved by the NFHS Swimming ...

Swimming holes dot state, offer cool-off spots – if you find them Though there are no ocean waves to bodysurf in land-locked Vermont, there’s no shortage of places to swim: When summers heat settles ...

After five months of winter weather, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as a Vermont swimming hole on a hot summer day. Swimming holes in Vermont are part of what makes summer so awesome here, and ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding the public that swimming is prohibited at fishing access areas because it's unsafe. The department maintains 190 fishing ...

BOLTON, Vt. (AP) — A 21-year-old man died at a swimming hole in Bolton, state police said Saturday. Cody Surprise, of Burlington, jumped from a lock ledge into a pool of water at the Bolton Potholes ...

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Jeff Rubin of Madison once swam in Antarctica. He was a tour guide on a ship with a Russian doctor who swam regularly so Rubin joined him one day. The water temperature was 29 degrees. “It’s not ...