On a canoe trip down the Spanish River in northern Ontario last month, my friends and I kept noticing an unusually high concentration of really, really big leeches lurking at the shores of our ...

Right now. We're right here. We pulled them out of the water about here. So this is Fire Island in Captain Jim Hillhurst and his friend Michael Ross set out for the ocean Monday morning looking for ...

Learning to tread water is not easy. Many candidates struggle with treading in military training programs that involve water competency, diving and life-saving duties. The unfortunate reason is that ...

If you are considering entering a military diving or rescue swimming program, you will spend significant time treading water with weight as part of your training and selection process. "Pool time" ...