Komarova, Prilukov Named Russia’s Top Swimmers of 2002
MOSCOW, December 30. RUSSIAN swimming unveiled a new look for 2002, as teenagers Stanislava Komarova and Yuri Prilukov were named Russia's female and male Swimmers of the Year. Komarova, 16,
MOSCOW, December 30. RUSSIAN swimming unveiled a new look for 2002, as teenagers Stanislava Komarova and Yuri Prilukov were named Russia's female and male Swimmers of the Year. Komarova, 16,
By Phillip Whitten In November, Dennis Pursley – who in 1989 became the first, and only, National Team Director of USA Swimming – announced he was stepping down to become
COLORADO SPRINGS, December 28. USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus has appointed an eight-person advisory committee to recommend candidates to replace retiring National Team Director, Dennis Pursley. The committee will
BLOEMFONTEIN, December 27. NATALIE DU TOIT, 20, a disabled swimmer, was named South Africa's top Sportswoman of 2002 at the annual Sports Media banquet in Bloemfontein on Friday. The selection
CORDOVA, Argentina, December 23. WORLD Short Course 50 meter freestyle champion Jose Meolans of Argentina was assaulted, along with his family and fiancee last Saturday, when two armed youths broke
SEOUL, South Korea, December 23. SOUTH Korea will host a stop on the 2003-04 FINA World Cup tour, according to an announcement by the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF). The meet
BADEN-BADEN, Germany, December 23. FIVE-time European champion Franziska van Almsick has been voted Germany's Athlete of the Year in the annual poll by that country's sports journalists. Van Almsick, 24,
By Oene Rusticus EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, December 22. OLYMPIC champion Pieter van den Hoogenband had just returned with his team from Australia (a 30-hour flight), but he still set some
KIEV, Ukraine, December 23. YANA Klochkova, Ukraine's multi world and Olympic champions, was voted that country's "Athlete of the Year" in a nationwide poll conducted by the association of sports
By Stephen. J. Thomas SYDNEY, December 23. AN Australia-wide survey has found that swimming is the sport most people Down Under are interested in. The survey has found that Australians