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

Kovacs, De Bruijn Shine at Monte Carlo

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

Perkins Qualifies Second Behind Hackett

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

Thorpe, Kowalski Skip the 1500

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

Mary T. Reflects on Losing Her World Record

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

Chen Fizzles at Chinese Trials

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