Hoogie Almost Upset on Day 5 at French Trials
CHAMALIERES, FRANCE, May 4. ALGERIAN freestyle sprint star Salim Iles came within a tenth of a second of upsetting world record-holder Pieter van den Hoogenband in the 100m freestyle finals
CHAMALIERES, FRANCE, May 4. ALGERIAN freestyle sprint star Salim Iles came within a tenth of a second of upsetting world record-holder Pieter van den Hoogenband in the 100m freestyle finals
By Phillip Whitten TUCSON, Arizona. May 4. IN a move that caught many by surprise, University of Arizona sophomore Amanda Beard, 19, decided this afternoon to give up her two
SARASOTA, Fla. YMCA INDY SWIMFIT swam away with top team honors as the YMCA Masters National Championships closed in Sarasota on Sunday, April 29. The Indianapolis-based team coached by former
(The following Call to Action is adapted from Editor Phillip Whitten's "Editor's Note" in both the May/June issue of SWIM and the May issue of SWIMMING WORLD.) By Phillip Whitten
CHAMALIERES, FRANCE, May 3. FRANCK Esposito says: "Don't write me off just yet." The 30-year-old French record-holder in the 200 fly — and European Champion in 1997 and '99 —
SARASOTA, Fla. IT was a case of "Different Day, Same Story," as Day Three of the YMCA Short Course Masters Nationals drew to a close on Saturday, April 28. Thirty-five
USA Today has a major feature on Olympic sports, the unintended effects of Title IX on men's collegiate (Olympic) sports and the beneficial effects for women's sports. Water Polo is
By John Carr ATHENS, May 3. GREECE was struggling to convince the International Olympic Committee yesterday that Athens would be ready to host the Olympic Games in 2004. After delays
CHAMALIERES, FRANCE, May 2. "KING" Pieter the Great may yet get the 200 free world record back in Fukuoka this July at the IX World Championships. He may also break
CANBERRA, May 3. AUSTRALIAN swim coach Gennadi Touretski pleaded not guilty to possessing the banned anabolic steroid Stanozolol in a brief Canberra court hearing on today. The court adjourned the