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In a neat illustration of the shifting balance of wealth between West and East, much of the early funding for the museum stemmed from Macau. As a condition of its former gaming monopoly, casino mogul Stanley Ho's Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau donated tens of...
The No. 22 Harvard men’s swimming and diving team ended the year with plenty of reason to celebrate. Amassing an unprecedented number of accolades—both on the team and individual levels—by the completion of the 2007-08 season, the Crimson claimed the...
That of course, is down to months of rigorous training, including practicing a technique called glossopharyngeal insufflation, or lung packing. In order to maximize the amount of air taken into the lungs before apnea, Blaine, among other divers, inhaled until his lungs were filled to their physiological capacity, and then...
With or without pure oxygen, holding your breath is a difficult and dangerous pastime even for elite athletes. When not done carefully, it can lead to drowning, or to potential tissue damage in the heart, brains or lungs. Preliminary results from Potkin's research into apnea's long-term effects...
Harvard senior diver Samantha Papadakis qualified for the NCAA Championship with her performance at the NCAA Zone A Diving meet this weekend. Papadakis placed second in the 3-meter event and third in 1-meter competition. She trailed Kate Hynes of Drexel, who won both events, and was third to...