Japanese Set 6 National Marks

By Josh Jeffrey Six new national marks were set at the Japanese Nationals held in Tokyo, June 10-13. The Japanese women especially made huge breakthroughs and have established themselves as

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Inge DeBruijn’s time of 24.88 in the 50m freestyle is a new European record. Alexander Popov’s times of 22.06 and 49.26 in the 50 and 100m freestyle, respectively, are both

De Bruijn Sets World Record In 50m Butterfly

AMSTERDAM – Inge DeBruijn set a long course world record in the women’s 50m butterfly at the Dutch Championships in Amersfoort with a time of 26.54 seconds, bettering the old

SCAQ Coach Killed In Tragic Accident

Ondres Bures, 31, a former NCAA Division II and Masters distance champion, was killed in a tragic accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Bures was working as a coach for

Ivey Resigns

Mitch Ivey, an Olympic silver medalist, has resigned as coach of Trinity Aquatics in Orlando, Florida. He has been replaced by veteran coach Ed Fraser, who has coached breaststroke champions

Gaines Family Has New Addition

Rowdy Gaines and his wife Judy, are pleased to announce the birth of their 4th daughter. Isabelle Margaret Gaines was born Sunday, June 13th weighing a healthy 8 pounds 1

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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.

Delgado Banned For 1 Month

Roberto Delgado of Ecuador has been banned for one month after failing a dope test. FINA said that Delgado had tested positive for pseudoephedrine and cathine, both banned stimulants, at