water sports

UK rowing body bans transgender women from competing in women’s events

London CNN  —  Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in the women’s category of British Rowing events, the…

He grew up with the world’s best waves but Rio Waida found surfing success the hard way

CNN  —  Rio Waida might be one of the best surfers on the planet, but he still remembers the days…

Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves

CNN  —  Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it…

‘A legend is born’: Kirsten Neuschäfer becomes first woman to win historic Golden Globe Race

CNN  —  Kirsten Neuschäfer has become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race. Neuschäfer and 15 other competitors,…

History-making sailor Clarisse Crémer wants to be an ‘example’ to her daughter after being dropped by a sponsor during maternity leave

CNN  —  As she readies herself for perhaps the most arduous sailing race in the world, Clarisse Crémer does so…

Canadian teenager smashes 400m freestyle swimming world record

CNN  —  Teenage swimmer Summer McIntosh smashed the 400m freestyle world record, shaving more than three-tenths of a second off…