By Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, October 12. AUSTRALIAN Olympic champion, Grant Hackett, showed no ill-effects from post Olympic celebrations and just 1,800 meters of training in two weeks to win the
ORLANDO, Oct.11. IRENE Hackett, Florida's beloved "Mrs. Swimming" passd away at the age of 77 last Sunday following a six-moth battle with cancer. At her funeral, held yesterday, friends and
Compiled by Don Gambril Here are some of the classic questions that were asked of the Sydney Olympic Committee via their web site & answers supplied where appropriate. Q. Does
By Bob Sansevere MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 9. PEOPLE wanted to see it and touch it. "Where is it, Tom?" someone asked. Tom Malchow reached into his blue U.S. Olympic team backpack
By Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, October 9. DANIEL Kowalski, a member of Australia's gold medal winning 4×200 meter freestyle relay squad at the Sydney Olympic Games and 1996 Olympic triple medalist,
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) – AUSTRALIAN triple gold medalist Ian Thorpe, 17, is flying to New York hoping to appear in the sitcom, "Friends." According to Thorpe's manager, Dave Flaskas,
By Brooke Hanson HAZELWOOD PONDAGE, Australia. October 8. AT 9:30 am today, six competitors, three male and three female, began a gruelling 25km selection event for the the first FINA
By Brooke Hanson HAZELWOOD PONDAGE, Australia. October 7. DAY Two of the Australian Open Water World Championship trials were swum today at the Hazelwood Pondage in Victoria, with much flatter
By Coach Jim Lutz Thought for the weekend: If you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself. October 6. I had a discussion yesterday during
By Brooke Hanson HAZELWOOD PONDAGE, Australia. October 6. THREE time Olympic "Super Mum," Hayley Lewis, once again stamped her dominance on Australian Swimming, winning the 5K marathon swim at Austraia's