Samaranch Re-elected
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Juan Antonio Samaranch was re-elected Thursday by acclamation to a fourth term as president of the International Olympic Committee. Samaranch, who was unopposed, won another four-year term
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Juan Antonio Samaranch was re-elected Thursday by acclamation to a fourth term as president of the International Olympic Committee. Samaranch, who was unopposed, won another four-year term
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC has approved the addition of whitewater canoeing, women’s water polo and trampolining at the 2000 Olympic Games. Whitewater kayaking had been dropped from the program
LAUSANNE, Switzerand – Britain’s Princess Anne will not attend this week’s International Olympic Committee session because of the death of her former-sister-in-law, Princess Diana. IOC director general Francois Carrard said
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee virtually conceded that it has failed in its campaign to wipe out drug use in sports. The IOC executive board acknowledged that an
SICILY, Italy – Olympic champion Penny Heyns slipped at the World University Games, finishing fourth in the 200m breaststroke. South Africa’s Heyns, who complained of flu symptoms, finished nearly two
One of America’s top swim coaches will become the head coach of the development program run by the Birmingham City Council, England. Chris Martin, from Philadelphia, PA, is the former
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic Comittee has announced the 1997 National and Developmental Coaches of the Year. USC’s Mark Schubert was named Swimming’s National Coach of the Year,
SEVILLE, Spain – Olympic gold medalist Michelle de Bruin finished the European Championships with 2 gold and 2 silver medals, taking her second silver Sunday in the 200m butterfly behind
SEVILLE, Spain – Olympic gold medalist Alexander Popov collected his third gold medal with a smooth victory in the men’s 50m freestyle on Saturday. Popov, who had already won the
SEVILLE, Spain, – Italy’s Emiliano Brembilla destroyed his competitors to win gold in the men’s 400m freestyle. Brembilla’s time of 3:45.96 was the third-fastest in history. Italian Massimiliano Rosolino took