Brett Clarke Survives Speargun Shot Through Chest

Brett Clarke, 39, was shot in the chest with a speargun while diving with friends in Victoria, Australia. The spear was accidentally fired by Jim Bigness, went through Clarke's ribs into his lung, barely missing his heart. Clarke then tried to swim to shore, but hit a rock,...

"Whites-Only" PA Pool Draws Protesters, International Criticism

The Washington Post today is focusing attention on a pool in Pennsylvania that told Black children they couldn't swim there because . . . they're Black. Although lawsuits are certainly an option in this case, I actually think that the protests these children are...

Right to navigate in the hands of Canada’s Senators

The future of Canada’s waterways - and our rights to access them - is now in the hands of Canada’s Senators. Last week, Senators engaged in a passionate, intelligent debate over the merits of burying...

Crystal River, Fla.

This is something everyoneshould try at least once.  They are magnificent animals. "No, they are not seals or sea lions. Manatees, or sea cows, as they are sometimes called, are aquatic mammals that can grow...

N.L. man to swim Great Barrier Reef for climate change

A Canadian man living in New Zealand has decided that he is going to swim the entire lenght of the Great Barrier Reef from within a solar-powered shark cage to raise awareness for climate change. " Rob Hutchings, a...

2009 Polar Bear Swims across the US and Canada today

As part of a New Years Day tradition across the United States and Canada, thousands of people will be battling their hangovers to plunge into icy waters, swim out to a designated point, and then swim back to the...

Mahathir can’t swim

That's right. My favorite former Prime minister besides my late date, can't swim. I wonder if my late could swim, although i never see him near the swimming pool.Read full story here

Paralympics swimmer Erin Popovich Draws Comparisons to Michael Phelps

With the 2008 Paralympics drawing to a close, U.S. swimmer Erin Popovich is gaining notice for a stellar performance in the pool. Popovich won four gold medals and two silver at this year's games in Beijing,...

Foot doctors in a flap over flimsy flip-flop fad

The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day, wouldn't it be great not to wear socks and just put on a pair of flip-flops? We see flip-flops everywhere during the summer months and who could blame the flip-flop...

'Sarkar Raj' threat to Bachchans

"It rarely happens in cinema when one family's entire fortunes are at stake. India's legendary film star Amitabh Bachchan must be the most nervous person in the film capital of India, Mumbai. He, along with his...

Hundred hiemal swimming enthusiasts feasted in Yangtze River

2:00pm yesterday,hundred hiemal swimming enthusiasts assembled by the Yangtze River shore in Wuhan,they were parpering to swim in the river under this cold weather.The temperature of yester is -2...

Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2008

The rain is holding off today - but the weather is still as cold as you can get above freezing. Oh, and personal experience suggests that you don't try pointing out that this is potentially the mildest polar...

Hudson Securities announces the implementation of FIXEdge

"FIXEdge enables Broker/Dealers and Institutions to route Orders to its Institutional Trading Desk and Hudson's Automated Trading platform, using various FIX Protocols. Recently, Hudson Securities, Inc. has successfully established 22 Fix Connections to well over 3 dozen...

Man Swims at the North Pole

In an almost unbelievable effort to get leaders to take action on global warming endurance British explorer and endurance athlete Lewis Gordon Pugh has done the unthinkable - swim in the open waters at the North Pole.

"Sludgy" the Whale Stuck in Brooklyn

 Update: Poor Sludgy (Murky?), we hardly knew ye.  A baby minke whale marine experts have named "Sludgy" is swimming around Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. Once one of the most polluted areas in the US, the...

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