An absorbent core comprising: a front portion; a back portion; a crotch portion position between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, crotch and back portions (122, 126, 124), the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends (102, 103) and at least two opposing sides (104, 105) positioned between said ends (102, 103) characterized in that the absorbent core comprises one or more substantially interconnected channels extending through the crotch portion along and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and further extending along at least a portion of said width of the core from one side of the core to the other, wherein the interconnected channel is substantially free of three-dimensional absorbent material preferably said one or more substantially interconnected channels being symmetric or asymmetric about the longitudinal axis, and wherein each substantially interconnected channel comprises: a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and a single connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and having a first distance between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, a second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (d 1) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and wherein the first distance (d 1) is greater than the second distance (d 2). a front portion; a back portion; a crotch portion position between the front portion and the back portion; and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of said core and crossing said front, crotch and back portions (122, 126, 124), the absorbent core having a width extending perpendicular to said length and a perimeter comprising at least two opposing ends (102, 103) and at least two opposing sides (104, 105) positioned between said ends (102, 103) characterized in that the absorbent core comprises one or more substantially interconnected channels extending through the crotch portion along and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and further extending along at least a portion of said width of the core from one side of the core to the other, wherein the interconnected channel is substantially free of three-dimensional absorbent material preferably said one or more substantially interconnected channels being symmetric or asymmetric about the longitudinal axis, and wherein each substantially interconnected channel comprises: a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and a single connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and having a first distance between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, a second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (d 1) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and wherein the first distance (d 1) is greater than the second distance (d 2). a first channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a first side of the core; a second channel portion extending substantially along the longitudinal axis proximal to a second side of the core; and a single connecting channel portion in fluid communication with said first and second channel portions (107, 108), and having a first distance between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, a second distance (d 2) between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, wherein the first distance (d 1) is proximal to the front portion of the core and the second distance (d 2) is proximal to the back portion of the absorbent core, and wherein the first distance (d 1) is greater than the second distance (d 2).