IOC Official Cautions Australian Coaches

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australian officials will be made to look “bloody foolish” if they continue to accuse Chinese swimmers of doping and an Australian tests positive for illegal drugs, International

Aussie Coach Blasts FINA Proposal

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australian swim coach Forbes Carlile, an outspoken critic of China’s great leap forward in the pool, criticized a FINA proposal to test everyone competing at next year’s

Drug Accusations Dismissed

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Guo Qinglong, president of the Chinese Swimming Association, defended world records set by swimmers at the Chinese National Games on Sunday, hours after Australian coach Don Talbot

Coole Named NCAA Woman of Year

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Lisa Coole was named the NCAA Woman of the Year on Sunday in honor of her academic and athletic achievements and community service. ”I was so

Two Former GDR Coaches Fired

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Two former East German swimming coaches charged with giving anabolic steroids to unwitting teen-age athletes were fired by the German Swimming Federation. Dieter Lindemann and Volker Frischke

Report: Chinese National Games

Early last month, Swimming World received a confidential report from one of its sources in China saying that the doping situation in China is, “if anything, worse than ever.” The

MPSF Water Polo Wrapup

PALO ALTO, CA – The No. 3 Stanford men’s water polo team fell to top-ranked Pepperdine at deGuerre Pool in a rematch of the Cardinal’s 4-2 upset of the previously

Cal Falls to No. 1 Pepperdine

MALIBU, CA – Pepperdine junior holeman Jeremy Pope registered four goals to lead No. 1 ranked Pepperdine to a 6-4 victory over No. 2 ranked California in a Mountain Pacific

Cal Beats USC in Overtime

LOS ANGELES, CA – No. 2-ranked California scored a goal in each overtime period to post a 10-8 victory over No. 3 ranked USC Sunday in a non-conference meeting at

Stanford Knocks off UCLA and Long Beach State

Using a revamped offensive strategy focused on driving, the No. 4 Stanford men’s water polo team (8-3, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) soundly defeated No. 8 Long Beach State 15-5