ASU’s Swimmers Gained Appreciation
from The Arizona Republic
 A pool without water shows its true depth. The distortion is gone and all that is left is an empty shell. The Arizona State men's swimming program knows all about feeling empty, and for a long time everything at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center was distorted. It all started on May 13 when the ASU athletic department announced that men's swimming was among three sports being cut for budgetary reasons. Yet, on Nov. 14-15, the Sun Devil men will be back in the pool when they travel to Los Angeles for meets against UCLA and Southern California. The program was reinstated on July 15 with assurance of being viable, through private fund-raising efforts, through the 2011-12 season.
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Phelps, Coach to Operate Olympian's Home Pool
from Associated Press
Michael Phelps and his coach, Bob Bowman, have formed a partnership to operate the pool where the Olympic swimmer began training at age 7. Their partnership, Aquatic Ventures LLC, formally announced that it is taking over at the Meadowbrook Aquatic Center and the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which produced Phelps and six other Olympians over four decades.
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Clues to Help Explain the Frequency of Injuries
from The New York Times
Exercise scientists say they have a few answers that can help with some common injuries. But all too often injuries remain a mystery and people may have to figure out how much exercise is too much for themselves and what sort of routines tend to produce injuries.
Sometimes injuries have a simple fix — like making sure your bicycle fits properly or improving your swimming stroke. More often, they do not. And people tend to get the same injury repeatedly.
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University of Arizona Swimming Teams Visits the White House
from University of Arizona News
The University of Arizona men's and women's swimming teams will cap off a banner year, which included two national championships and several swimmers participating in the 2008 Olympic Games, with a visit to the White House.
Led by their coach Frank Busch, the teams will meet President George W. Bush and tour the White House. More
Breakfast Improves Overall Diet Quality and May Help with Weight Management
from The Earth Times
A groundbreaking new study published in the November 2008 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eaters of lower energy dense breakfast have improved diet quality, and may have a better ability to maintain a healthy weight. The study found that those who enjoy a less energy dense morning meal have diets that are richer in important vitamins and minerals and lower in saturated fat and cholesterol compared to those who consume a more energy dense meal.
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It's So Much Harder For a Man to Admit to Having an Eating Disorder
from Coventry Telegraph
Eating disorders are often perceived as a female illness. But male anorexia and bulimia is rife and it remains an enormously difficult task for boys and men to confess they have a problem with food.
Feature writer Karen Hambridge speaks to one Coventry teenager who is clawing his way back to health after four years of starving himself.
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Exercisers Face the Challenge of Dark Times
from Atlanta Journal Constitution
This time of year tries runners’ souls as much as their soles, and the same goes for cyclists and walkers.
Really, almost anyone who exercises outdoors in the fall and winter has to deal with darkness descending earlier and earlier.
For the past few weeks, morning exercisers have had to don reflective garb and begin their workouts in pitch dark. With the time change kicking in last weekend, those early evening, post-work runners and cyclists will be singing: “Hello, darkness, my old friend. …”
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