Penny’s Double Double Was A First

When Penny Heyns set world records in prelims and finals in two events (the 200m and 100m breaststroke) on two consecutive days at the Janet Evans Invitational in Los Angeles

1999 European Championships: Day 7

HOOGIE FINISHES WITH SIX GOLDS By Craig Lord Things could hardly have gone more perfectly for Pieter van den Hoogenband, the flying Dutchman, on the last day of the 24th

1999 European Championships: Day 6

DUTCH RELAY DQ’d; HOOGIE DENIED FIFTH GOLD By Craig Lord Istanbul, Turkey – Flying Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband today swam the fastest ever split over 200m freestyle in a

1999 European Championships: Day 5

DUTCHMAN FLIES TO FOURTH GOLD By Craig Lord Istanbul, Turkey – There was no stopping the Flying Dutchman, Pieter van den Hoogenband, as he thundered to a 1:47.09 victory in

O’Neill Blasts Chinese Cheats

By Catronia Dixon Brisbane, Australia – Olympic and World champion Susie O’Neill has expressed suspicion over the recently-announced dramatic down-sizing of the Chinese swim team for next month’s Pan Pacific

1999 European Championships: Day 4

DOUBLE GOLD FOR THE FRENCH Istanbul, Turkey – Day 4 of the European Swimming Championships was a day of glory for France, a day that also saw three European records

Top Ten 100m Swims

By Josh Jeffrey With his European Championship record of 48.47, Holland’s Pieter van den Hoogenband became the third fastest 100m swimmer in history with the third fastest 100m swim. Top