By Josh Jeffrey OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., August 4. THE state of Kansas lies in the region of America's heartland commonly referred to by meteorologists as "Tornado Alley." Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes
By Josh Jeffrey BALTIMORE, August 4. BEN Michaelson and Michael Raab, both headed for the upcoming Pan American Games, put in some very impressive performances at the Speedo Mid-Atlantic Sectional
By Josh Jeffrey August 4. JUST before an Olympic year, young swimmers appear, seemingly from out of nowhere, to challenge the established hierarchy of elite level swimmers. In 1996, it
By Stephen J. Thomas: HOBART, Australia, August 4. DYNAMIC 17-year-old Alice Mills won the 100 IM in a new Aussie record of 1:01.02, breaking the record of 1:01.30 set by
GLASGOW, Scotland, August 3. HOST Britain and Russia dominated the victory podium, but Hungary's Laszlo Cseh emerged as the top individual performer as rge European Junior Championships drew to a
By Phillip Whitten COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, August 3. WHAT kind of national championship could it be? Only a week after the World Championships in Barcelona, most of the US National
GLASGOW, Scotland, August 2. THREE more European Junior records were shattered on the third day of the four-day European Junior Championships in Scotland. Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland came from well
By Stephen J. thomas HOBART, Australia, August 3. BREASTSTROKER Brooke Hanson showed her versatility to break the national record for the 100m IM by just 0.01 seconds, clocking 1:01.30 in
By Stephen J. Thomas HOBART, Australia, Aug.2. MANY of the big names from the Aussie team from Barcelona had skipped this meet so one might have expected a low-key meet.
By Buky Chass JERUSALEM, August 1. FOUR swimmers will represent Israel at the World University Games in Daegu, Korea at the end of this month. The four are: Miki Halika: