Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, California Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Chicago, MIT, Princeton, Columbia, McGill, ETH Zurich, Australian National University, University of Edinburgh, University of Hong Kong and Tokyo University are considered among the best and most prestigious universities on Earth, attracting the best and brightest among the world’s […]

Everyone loves lakes, but they need help. Amy McLoughlin, Sustainable Tourism Adviser of Nuture Lakeland, explains about the Love Your Lakes campaign. “Our campaign is based in the English Lake District, but the message is transferable. Too much phosphate from laundry and dishwashing detergent is ending up in our lakes causing toxic blue-green algae to

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Henley Swim Classic swimmers, volunteers and staff start preparing before the crack of dawn. But this year, there is something different to look towards. The Henley Swim Classic starts at sunrise, but swimmers will enter relay teams of four to take part in team pursuits for close-quarter racing

Colorfully charismatic characters have always dotted the annals of open water swimming history. Their drive, their exploits and their personality have been rolled up in some pretty unique packages. Some have been humble; others have been supremely confident. Some have been quietly stoic; others have understood the power of the media and public relations. The

Jason Wickham of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago announced that Trinidad and Tobago’s longest running swim event, the Maracas Open Water Classic, is scheduled for September 25th 2011 at Trinidad’s premier beach the Maracas Bay. The Maracas Open Water Classic is Trinidad and Tobago’s longest running swim event. It is scheduled for

In terms of media awareness of open water swimming, there is no place on Earth like Great Britain. Throughout the birth place of channel swimming, the innumerable newspaper, magazine and online publications continue to provide myriad information on events (competitive and charity) and swimmers (elite and celebrity) on the domestic front, while television and radio

We blink an average of once every four seconds in order to moisturize our eyes and protect them from irritants, but when our eyes are encased in plastic and enveloped in a body of water, does anything change? These are physiological questions that just came to mind. Inquiring minds want to know the answers: 1.