Today, the University of Washington announced that due to large budget cuts, they will be discontinuing its men's and women's swimming programs effective immediately. The UW talking heads say the cut comes because the $1.2 million swimming program is the priciest ticket in the department (for real?) and is nearly half of the $2.8 million UW athletics needs to cut from its budget. The UW will honor the scholarships of those swimmers who stay. In March, the men's swim team (est.1932) finished 16th in the NCAA Championships, their best finish in 30 years. more ›

At the top of the P-I today is a story about nude swimmers who like to converge on the Ballard pool for a monthly go. The crux of the story is that the Ballard pool is having a tough time finding lifeguards to stand watch during Naked Swim. We're not sure that making sure nude people don't drown is akin to selling the morning after pill. Do lifeguards really need to turn down duty simply because they don't agree with nudism? Is there a soul who wouldn't save a naked guy just because his junk is out there? more ›