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Brian Pearson was appointed head swimming and diving coach at Colorado College. Pearson served in an interim capacity during the 1998-99 season.

YMCA Nationals

Information provided by Joe Sandrin: Schroeder YMCA (WI) wins the combined title. Individual champions from Schroeder included Lindsey Highstrom (National Junior Team member) in the women’s 100 fly, and Mike

2004 Games

Five cities have made the final cut to host the Olympic Games in 2004: Athens, Buenos Aires, Capetown, Rome and Stockholm.

Popov Returns!

Olympic champion Alexander Popov told Swimming World last month he plans to compete at the Santa Clara International Invitational this summer.

Loveless No Longer

Lea Loveless and Erik Mauer, both 26, were wed on April 5 in Winnetka, IL. Loveless who plans to compete at the summer nationals, is the American record holder in

It’s A Wunder!

1996 Olympian Eric Wunderlich and tennis pro Ann Grossman, both 26, were engaged on Feb. 19. The fateful event took place at John’s Hamburger Restaurant in Oklahoma City, where Grossman

Popov Gets Married

“The Russian Rocket” Alexander Popov and Daria Shmeloyova were married last week. Shmeloyova was a finalist in the individual medley at the Atlanta Olympics.

Aoyama Breaks Hyman’s Record

In Tokyo last Friday, Japan’s Ayari Aoyama set a short-course world record in the 100m butterfly with a time of 58.24 seconds. The 15-year-old Aoyama knocked 0.05 seconds off the

Swimming on TV!

The NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will be televised on Thursday, April 3 @ 9:30pm PST on ESPN (before Sportscenter).

Auburn Men Win the 1997 NCAA Championships!

Auburn’s depth was too much as they buried runner-up Stanford to win this year’s NCAA title. Day 3 recap: Unfortunately, Neil Walker of Texas broke his hand at the finish