LOS ANGELES, July 2. TOMORROW (July 3), KNBC News in Los Angeles will be airing a feature on the US men's national team in advance of the Fourth of July

By Phillip Whitten BALTIMORE, July 2. MICHAEL Phelps, 16, the reigning world champion and world record-holder in the 200 meter butterfly, signed with Octagon late last week. The giant entertainment

ST. LOUIS, July 2. ON June 28, the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Rules Committee, chaired by Leo Letendre, approved a change in the backstroke rules. The new rule now

By Norbert Agh and Phil Whitten BUDAPEST, June 30. EVA Risztov set two Hungarian national records, including the world's fastest performance this year in the 400 meter freestyle, to highlight

HARRISONBURG, Va., July 1. GWYNN Harrison has resigned her position as head coach of women's swimming at James Madison University. Harrison guided the Dukes to the 2001 Colonial Athletic Association

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 30. MARKUS Rogan spent his formative years with the Curl-Burke Swim Club in suburban Maryland. He then matriculated to Stanford a couple of years ago and,

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 29. TWO Bay Area college foes, Stanford's Tara Kirk and Cal's Natalie Coughlin, were the record-setters on Day 3 of the 35th Santa Clara Invitational this

By Kurt Hanson SYDNEY, Australia. A record crowd of over 6000 people packed the Sydney Aquatic Centre last Friday night for the sixth annual Qantas Skins swim meet – and

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 28. IT'S "just another meet," merely a stepping stone on the road to Ft. Lauderdale (U.S. Nationals), Manchester (Commonwealth Games), erlin (European Championships) or Yokohama (Pan-Pacs)–

SARASOTA, Fla., June 28. BREASTSTROKERS Ed Moses and Masami Tanaka, both swimming for Curl-Burke Swim Club, were the standouts at the Sarasota YMCA Long Course swim meet last weekend in