Chinese Swimmers Stumble at Olympic Trials
May 22, JINAN. CHINA'S swimming federation and Olympic Committee have been insisting for months that they have been cracking down on illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Judging by the results at the
May 22, JINAN. CHINA'S swimming federation and Olympic Committee have been insisting for months that they have been cracking down on illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Judging by the results at the
MONTE CARLO, May 21. HUNGARY'S Agnes Kovacs took the 50 and 200 breaststroke today, setting a European record in the 50, to complete her sweep of the breaststroke events at
MONTE CARLO, May 20. DUTCH swimmer Inge "Inky" de Bruijn smashed the women's world record in the 50 meter butterfly when she clocked an amazing 25.83 seconds to highlight the
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, May 20 – In front of a wildly cheering crowd of over 12,500, Kieren Perkins succeeded in qualifying to attempt his third consecutive 1500m Olympic
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, May 19. IAN Thorpe pulled out of the 1500m heats today despite having said he would swim the event if he failed to qualify for
By Phillip Whitten May 18. MARY T. Meagher admits to having mixed emotions about Australian Susie O'Neill finally erasing her long-standing world record in the 200 meter butterfly. "You couldn't
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, May 19 – In front of a crowd of over 11,000, the much-heralded clash between world record-holder, Michael Klim and second ranked Aussie, Geoff Huegill,
By Marcia Cleveland May 18. Dorothy Donnelly, former Executive Secretary of USMS, passed away on Wednesday May 17, 2000, at the age of 78. She died peacefully at her lake-front
By Thephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, May 18 – The final of the women’s 200m breaststroke saw a quality field battle for only two places on the Olympic team. Former world
JINAN, May 17. China's Chen Yan, the world record-holder and reigning world champion in the women's 400 meter individual medley, finished a disappointing fifth in her event at the Chinese