Thorpe Named Young Australian of the Year

Sydney, Australia – Ian Thorpe was named Young Australian of the Year on Thursday. The 17-year-old Thorpe, who set four world records in four days at last year’s Pan Pacific

NCAA Men’s Swimming: Stanford Upset By Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI – In front of the largest crowd of the season, the ninth-ranked University of Michigan men’s swimming and diving team pulled off an upset victory over second-ranked

Two World Records on 2nd night at World Cup VII

By Stephen J. Thomas Sydney, Australia – Another sensational night of short course swimming in Sydney saw Aussie stars Ian Thorpe and Susie O’Neill lower their own world marks for

2000 Eastern Classic Invitational

Courtesy www.dynamoswimclub.com Atlanta, GA – North Carolina’s Meredith Green and Phoenix’s Klete Keller took the Outstanding Swimmer Awards as well as three pool records at the Eastern Classic. Both broke

The China Syndrome: Here We Go Again!

by Phillip Whitten It may be a new millennium, but the first major swim meet of the new age, the short course World Cup meet in Shanghai, China, raised a

Hot Times Down Under at World Cup VII

By Stephen J. Thomas Sydney, Australia – The Olympic pool has not gotten any slower since the Pan Pacs last August with seven new championship records and numerous national records

Thorpe Named Australian Swimmer of the Year

By Stephen J. Thomas On the eve of the FINA World Cup in Sydney, Ian Thorpe added another accolade to his already overflowing awards cabinet – the 1999 Australian Swimmer

NCAA Men’s Swimming: No. 1 Texas Downs No. 7 Georgia

AUSTIN, TX – The No. 1-ranked University of Texas men’s swimming and diving team exhibited great depth, with six Longhorns capturing nine individual-event victories, to give Texas a 133-108 win

Masters Marks Tumble in the Big Apple

Four USMS records and one world mark were set at a short course meters meet held at Asphalt Green in Manhattan late last year. Doris Steadman, 75, Garden State Masters,