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
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
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
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
By Craig Lord When Yves Fortier, presiding judge at the international sports court, suggested with a smile that Michelle Smith de Bruin might wish to sue her own lawyer, he
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
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 He has been replaced by veteran coach Ed Fraser, who has coached breaststroke champions
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
Brian Pearson was appointed head swimming and diving coach at Colorado College. Pearson served in an interim capacity during the 1998-99 season.
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
Only six media representatives were invited to the meeting including Britain’s Andrew Jennings and Phillip Whitten, representing Swimming World. Jennings is the author of The Lords of the Rings (1992)