Animal models of human disease have extremely mixed results, and all too often they do not work well and accomplish their goals of helping humans. 1 One such procedure, the forced swim test, is a ...

A man who battled depression and alcohol abuse for years before attempting suicide has credited outdoor swimming for changing his life. Richard Williams, from Worcestershire, joined a research project ...

Six women. Fifty-two miles. Thirty-six hours. One freezing cold sea. One extraordinary challenge: to become the first female swimmers to cross the formidable St George's Channel from Ireland to Wales.

It’s 8am and I’m standing at the edge of my local lake at Beckenham Place Park in London, the early morning sun just beginning to peek over the trees. A layer of mist is rising from the cold water and ...