He will swim across the Ilulissat Icefjord, fed by the world’s fastest moving glacier, in Greenland. The swim is expected to take two weeks starting today. No one has ever attempted a multi-day swim in the Polar Regions.

Authorities don’t know why thousands of jellyfish packed a three-mile long section of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. http://tinyurl.com/dead-jellyfish Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source

Courtesy of Wall Street Journal. Courtesy of USC U.S.-China Institute. At a time where swimmers are venturing further and further around the aquatic globe, there is one part of the world where military risks are being elevated.

On Thursday, October 14th, Swim Free™ will distribute swimsuits donated by Dolfin swimwear to NYC children participating in Asphalt Green’s notable Waterproofing Program. Through Waterproofing, over 30,000 New York City public school children have learned how to swim and be safe in the water – free of charge – since 1993. The swimsuits are part

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Thank you to all of you who purchased a copy of my biography Dangerous When Wet – The Shelley Taylor-Smith Story. Profits from the sales goes to the Esther Foundation – a women’s community leadership program in my hometown of Perth, Western Australia; that I am proudly Patron of (http://www.estherfoundation.org.au) I am now in NYC

You’re not kidding. This could turn into a real donnybrook. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot to add, at least from the scientific side. Your points are so strong, with the differences in conditions, athlete capability and preparation, etc., that finding absolute collars that aren’t subject to caveats and adjustments all over the place will