By Stephen J Thomas and Ian Hanson SYDNEY, July 18. GRANT Hackett clocked 3:34.58 to trim 43-hundredths of a second off his own world record for the short course 400

TUALATIN HILLS, Oregon, July 17. TREBLE Olympic gold medalist and treble world record-holder Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands will not participate in the European Championships at the end of

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO., July 16. FORMER Olympic swimming gold medalist Donna De Varona, now 55 and a prominent television broadcaster, has tossed her hat into the ring to become the

July 16. U.S. water polo fortunes sagged in matches in Europe today, with the men upset by Croatia but the women salvaging a tie with Italy. USA Women Tie Italians,

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 16. OLYMPIC swimmer Sarah Poewe has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital after a car accident last Saturday, in which she apparently crashed her

SYDNEY, July 17. "SAY, who were those masked men in pantyhose?" "Masked men in pantyhose Australia Commonwealth Games swimmers, kimosabe." Yes, it's true. Australia's Commonwealth Games swim team, led by

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 16. MICHAEL Cavic was not the only swimmer raised in the U.S. who competed in the just-completed European Junior Championships in Linz, Austria. A young man from

By Gisela Mohring BOSTON, July 14. ON Friday, July 19, Olympic swimmers Janel Jorgensen, Ashley Tappin, Jenny Thompson, and Eric Wunderlich will challenge the cold waters of Boston Harbor help

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 15. THE Bolles School Sharks earned the Florida Swimming Long Course Senior Champion's title at this past weekend's competition in Ft. Pierce. Bolles dominated in team scoring,

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 15. TEXAS A&M has been chosen to host the 2004 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at the Student Rec Center Natatorium. The dates are tentatively