Australia 2000

From The Arizona Republic: Training camp for the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns began last week, with the Suns working out at high altitude in Northern Arizona. As part of

Northern California Olympic Stars Honored

From USA Today: 1996 Olympic Gold Medalists Kurt Grote and Jenny Thompson, will be honored, along with other US Olympians, at the Northern California “Welcome Home” Dinner on Friday, Oct.

Marathon Swimmer Returns

From World T.E.A.M. Sports: Marathon swimmer, Diana Nyad, will return to the water on Saturday, Oct. 5 for the annual Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim, a 1.5 mile endurance race, beginning on

Schwenk Knots in Typical Fashion

Olympic gold and silver medalist, Tripp Schwenk, 25, married former UNLV swimmer, Heather Chapple, 24, on Sept. 28. True to Schwenk’s reputation for being “quick with a quip,” rumor has

Glamour is Coole

From USS: Chosen from over 1,000 outstanding applicants from across the U.S., University of Georgia senior Lisa Coole of Rockford, Ill., has been selected as one of Glamour magazine’s Top

Billy Payne Hired by NationsBank

Billy Payne, who brought the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta, was hired by NationsBank Corp. They were major corporate sponsors of the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships and the Centennial Olympic Games.

IOC Wants Sydney To Solve Transportation Problems

From Reuters: Olympic inspectors said that transportation at the 2000 Sydney Olympics would be a major obstacle for its organizers, but they were confident that they could avoid the kind

High School Battles Begin

Xavier High School, the #3 ranked team in Swimming World’s 1995-96 Mythical High School Championships, co-hosts the Xavier/Brophy Eigth Annual Swimming Invitational this weekend. Xavier will be trying to keep

Amy Van Dyken Helps National School Fundraiser

From USA Today: 1996 4-time Olympic gold medalist, Amy Van Dyken, went back to her old elementary school in Colorado to start a national program in order to help elementary