Quance-Julian Signs with Speedo

By Phillip Whitten May 12. IN a surprise move, Kristine Quance-Julian, 25, one of the marquee names among the list of NIKE-sponsored swimmers, has switched and signed a lucrative endorsement

Exclusive: FAST FREDDY HANGS IT UP!

By John Dobbelaere May 12, BRUSSELS. It's definite: Fred Deburghgraeve–Belgium's Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 100 meter breaststroke has decided to call it quits! In a sad day

Pain, Doping, Medals in a German Courthouse

By Roger Cohen BERLIN, May 10 — He is a shrunken man these days, his eyes evasive behind glasses. But for more than a quarter-century, Manfred Ewald was little short

Dot Donnelly Back in Hospital

By Phillip Whitten May 9. DOROTHY Donnelly, 78, former Executive Secretary of United States Masters Swimming, was readmitted to the hospital yesterday for "failure to thrive" and an inability to

Riley Out of Hospital, Up for Olympic Trials

SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) – Former world champion Samantha Riley left hospital and returned to the pool on Monday, saying the pressure was on her Australian rivals to beat her

Trade Unions Issue Ultimatum

SYDNEY, Australia – Trade unions have threatened to paralyze public transportation during the Sydney 2000 Olympics if the New South Wales state government fails to agree to special pay claims