By Bill Bell MISSION VIEJO, Calif., May 8. MEMO to Texas swim coach Eddie Reese: Yo, Eddie, now that you've gotten 200 meter backstroke world champion/world record-holder Aaron Peirsol in

Los Alamitos, Calif., May 7, 2002-The U.S. women's water polo team has established itself as one of the world's most tactically efficient teams in recent years under head coach Guy

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 8. DANIEL Kowalski, Australia's personable Olympic gold medal-winning relay swimmer and 1,500 meter freestyle silver medalist, retired on Wednesday after battling persistent problems with shoulder injuries. Kowalski,

By Scott Rabalais FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 7. THE American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) is hosting its annual World Clinic in Las Vegas from September 2-8, 2002. Nine of the

By Johan Dobbelaere BRUGGE, Belgium. BELGIAN swim aficionados shed a tear today on learning that Brigitte Becue, 29, who participated at the Olympic Games of Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta

By Phillip Whitten SAN DIEGO, May 7. AH, the joys and rewards of Masters swimming, where getting older — at least in five-year increments — is something to which one

By Phillip Whitten COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 6. THE 2001-2002 NCAA Academic All-American Swimming Teams were released and some 178 teams in all three NCAA divisions met the minimum requirement

By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 6. INGE de Bruijn, the two-time female World Swimmer of the Year, and the Philips Professional Swim Team are splitting up. According to

By Ian Hanson GOLD COAST, Australia, May 5. DOUG Frost, the man who guided Ian Thorpe to a record six gold medals at last year's World Championships in Japan, has

SANTOS, BRAZIL, May 5. SEVERAL South American short course meters records were broken this weekend during the Brazilian Nationals — a tune-up/selection meet for next weekend's Latin Cup in Madrid.