Water World Swim, the world leader in open water swimming, today announced Mitali Khanzode, a 15-year-old girl native to Sunnyvale, Calif., has successfully completed the swim of the Messina Strait.

Former Olympic swimmer Neil Agius will endeavour to swim from Tunisia to Sicily – a 153km distance never achieved before. Agius announced his next swim challenge during a press launch on Wednesday.

Swimmer and anti-pollution activist Neil Agius has become the second person in recorded history to swim between Sicily and Malta. Agius reached Balluta Bay in St Julian’s at 9.21am on Friday – a ...

Calling all Italiophiles! Sicily is the place to go for those in need of luxury for less this year. Compared with the mainland, the island represents good value for money (villas cost up to 30 per ...

John McCarthy explores art travel with critic Andrew Graham-Dixon on Sicily, academic Amy Dempsey on outdoor art, and Susie Parr on the appeal of outdoor swimming. Show more John McCarthy discusses ...