Thorpe Sets WR, Wins Two Gold on First Day of Competition at World Champs
By Craig Lord with Takahisa Ide FUKUOKA, Japan, July 22. THORPEMANIA spilled over on to the poolside at the World Championships in Fukuoka tonight as Ian Thorpe was greeted by
By Craig Lord with Takahisa Ide FUKUOKA, Japan, July 22. THORPEMANIA spilled over on to the poolside at the World Championships in Fukuoka tonight as Ian Thorpe was greeted by
LOS ANGELES, July 21 — Gabrielle Rose always admired Jenny Thompson. Now she's beginning to swim like her. Rose, a 23-year-old Stanford graduate who helped lead the Cardinal to its
By Phillip Whitten FUKUOKA, Japan, July 21. THIS is the first of the previews we will provide each day for the next day’s events. There are only three finals on
By Phillip Whitten THE University of Nebraska and Alltel Corporation announced a gift of $8 million from Alltel to the university’s athletic department yesterday, according to stories in The Lincoln
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 21. ITALY'S Viola Valli overcame strong currents and a jellyfish sting to win her second gold medal of the FINA World Championships with victory in the women's
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 21. TO the surprise of no one, Russia won the synchronized swimming team final on Saturday at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka. The results were as
By Takahisa Ide FUKUOKA, Japan, July 21. THE World Championships are coming to North America – but not the USA. Montreal, site of the 1976 Olympic Games, won the vote
By Bill Bell LOS ANGELES, July 20. WHAT a difference a year makes! In July of 2000 at the 7th Janet Evans Invitational here at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
FUKUOKA, Japan. July 20. The Aussies have hired bodyguards to protect 18 year-old Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim is a definite "go" for the Championships, Ed Moses is looking forward to
By Bill Bell LOS ANGELES, July 19. KALYN Keller of Sun Devil Aquatics (8:44.42) and Michael Murad (8:14.86) of North Coast were the winners of their respective 800 freestyle races