US Olympic Trials – And now you may sleep my son
By Jim Lutz – Swimming World correspondent and former head swimming coach at the University of Illinois. After five years of dealing with, and overcoming almost insurmountable odds and misfortune,
By Jim Lutz – Swimming World correspondent and former head swimming coach at the University of Illinois. After five years of dealing with, and overcoming almost insurmountable odds and misfortune,
Shots from the Saturday evening session. The evening finished with the Goodyear Aquatred intertube challange. The male and female winners each received a trip to Sydney to watch the Olympics.
Men's 200 Breast Semi-Final Ed Moses set an Olympic Trials record in qualifying first for the 200 breast final. His 2:13.13 broke the 1992 mark of 2:13.50, set by Roque
Cristina Teuscher won the 200 IM in 2:13.36, followed by Gabrielle Rose in 2:14.95. Rose, 22 and representing Novaquatics, represented Brazil in the 1996 Olympics but elected to try for
World record-holder Tom Malchow won the 200 fly in 1:56.87, tiring the second half of the race after making a run at his own 1:55.18 world record, set this summer.
Lindsay Benko, 23 and representing Trojan, won the 200 free with a 2:00.45, followed by Rada Owen, 21 and swimming for Auburn, in 2:00.54. Samantha Arsenault, the top qualifier, blasted
Neil Walker qualified first for finals with a 48.55; at the 50 Walker was .38 ahead of world record pace with a blistering 22.95. Matt Biondi is the only America
More candid shots from the Olympic Trials.
By Jim Lutz Walking out of trials last night I heard an interesting comment from one of the coaches. This was not a "rookie" coach but a seasoned coach of
By Ian Hanson EDINBURGH, Scotland. August 12. AUSTRALIAN Swimming has unearthed another breaststroke find in 15-year-old Brisbane schoolgirl, Kelli Waite, who stormed up the world and national rankings with her