BARCELONA, July 24. A struggling Natalie Coughlin failed to get past the preliminary round of the 100 free this morning, clocking 56.98, good enough only for 31st place. Coughlin started
By Stephen J. Thomas BARCELONA, July 23. TONIGHT American teen phenom, Michael Phelps, took the gold medal in the 200 fly in 1:54.35 — the second fastest swim all-time —
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 23. FAST times were the order of business at July's Florida Speedo Sectionals, held at the Hall of Fame pool in Fort Lauderdale, as two swimmers
ATHENS, Georgia, July 23. THE emergence of two bright young stars along with plenty of inspired performances highlighted proceedings at the Speedo Sectional Championships Southeast held in Athens, Georgia July
MOUNT HOOD, Oregon, July 23. SWIMMERS and spectators at the Speedo Northwestern Sectionals held July 17-20th at Mt Hood, Oregon, were treated to a handful of world-class performances by German
BARCELONA, July 23. JAPAN’S sensational pocket rocket, Kosuke Kitajima, cruised to a new championship record of 2:10.66 in the prelims of the 200 meter breaststroke here this morning. The Japanese
BARCELONA, Spain, July 23. THE World Championships water polo tournament is wrapping up with the semifinal round of the women's matches today and the final round on Friday. Below are
By John Lohn BARCELONA, July 22. SINCE the day he captured his first state championship — while in high school, back in 1997 — he was destined for greatness, considered
By Stephen J. Thomas BARCELONA, July 22. IT was a hot night in Barcelona and Michael Phelps added to the heat by blasting a new world record in the 200
BARCELONA, July 22. EIGHTEEN year-old Michael Phelps took his first major step toward winning six gold medals at the World Championships today by smashing his own global standard in the