LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, September 24. PAUL Blair, head coach of the Little Rock (Ark.) Dolphins, has been stricken with cancer. He is currently being treated at the St. Vincent Hospital

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. 23 FINA, swimming's international governing body, has cut the doping ban on Claudia Poll from four years to two, cleaaring the way for the Costa

Editor's Note: On September 15, Chuck Wielgus published an editorial in the NCAA News saying that it's time to "move on" from the debate over the impact of Title IX

ZHANGJIAGANG, China, September 23. CHEN Zuo, 21, was the biggest winner at last week’s Chinese Swimming Championships. Chen, from Beijing, took the 50, 100 and 200 meter freestyles, and was

BARCELONA, Spain, September 23. DAVID Mecca, competing for his club team Atlètic Barceloneta, won the 76th passage of the Port of Barcelona, a 3K open water race which was held

PITTSBURGH, September 22. HEAD swimming and diving coach Chuck Knoles announced the hiring of assistant coach Rick West on Friday for the 2003-04 season. West joins the Panthers from nearby

Editor's note: The following introduction was offered by Dennis Pursley, Former USA Swimming’s National Team Director and current Head Coach of the BEST Swim Team in Phoenix, AZ. when USA

ST. PAUL, Minn, September 19. TINA Neill, Masters Swimming Coach at Macalester College successfully swam the English Channel on her first attempt on Saturday, July 26, 2003. Ms. Neill Swam

PHOENIX, Sept. 18. The USA Swimming Olympic Trials schedule will simulate the schedule in Athens. The schedule, posted on the USAS website, begins July 7 in Long Beach and runs