Some of the best in the world's best were competing, including Soviets and foreigners.
Teams competing included Clemson University, Cornell University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Guelph — which traditionally dominates the undergraduate category of the competition.
There are 31 other countries competing, including the always tough Finns, Russians and Georgians.
Eight Olympic hopefuls posed in the issue, and five are here competing, including Cope, the American backstroke specialist.
Other American films competing include The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and The Burning Plain, a drama starring Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron.
There is a wide range of nationalities competing, including Polish, Brazilian, and one man of Chinese background, who was born in Rome.
Unlike any other racing jurisdiction, the Hong Kong Jockey Club makes public every detail of every horse competing, including training logs and complete veterinary history.
Nearly 200 riders from 22 teams are competing, including 2013's yellow jersey winner Chris Froome.
Others competing include an app called Memoir, which focuses on more predictive photo-sharing behaviors, as well as a new app called Shoto, to name a couple more.
DMB is one of several technologies competing, including Media-Flo and DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) to become a global standard for delivering broadcast TV to mobile handsets.
