China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has set off a storm of rumours after cancelling several meetings and failing to turn up at scheduled public events for over a week. A source close to the Beijing leadership now claim 59-year-old Vice President Xi is ‘unwell’ after hurting his back during his daily swim. Xi Jinping called off several meetings with visiting foreign leaders and dignitaries... 

USA Swimmer Cullen Jones helps Tavion Traynham with the kick board while giving swim lessons to six 8-year-olds at the Butler-Gast YMCA in Omaha. Jones' lesson is part of USA Swimming's Make A Splash program. Nearly 60% of African-American children can’t swim, almost twice the figure for white children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey which USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its...