Day 7: 1997 Phillips 66 National Championships
Men’s 1500m freestyle: Chad Carvin, who missed the 1996 Olympic Trials with cardiomyopathy — a virus that attacks the heart muscle — won the 1500m freestyle in 15:15.63. Carvin added
Men’s 1500m freestyle: Chad Carvin, who missed the 1996 Olympic Trials with cardiomyopathy — a virus that attacks the heart muscle — won the 1500m freestyle in 15:15.63. Carvin added
Women’s 800m freestyle: Brooke Bennett, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist in this event, won in a cool 8:28.79. Diana Munz’s time of 8:36.26 was fast enough for second. Munz has
Men’s 200m breaststroke: Kurt Grote, the 1996 Olympian in this event, blistered the field with a Barrowman-esque time of 2:12.35. Take into account that Grote is a full-time medical student
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Saturday, the fourth day of US Swimming Nationals, proved a big day for Puyallup, Washington. Only two swimmers from the small Puyallup team made the trip to
Women’s 400m freestyle: Brooke Bennett, the new queen of American distance swimming, won the 400m freestyle in a time of 4:11.34. It had to be a bit of redemption for
Women’s 200m freestyle: 1996 Olympic gold medalist Cristina Teuscher won the 200m freestyle in 2:01.00. Teuscher finished a disappointing sixth in this event at the 1996 Olympics but came back
The top 2 finishers in each event earn a spot on the 1998 World Championship Team. The 3rd and 4th finishers in the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle will earn
The 1997 Phillips 66 National Championships serves as the selection meet for three international competitions: 1998 World Championships, 1997 Pan Pacific Championships, and 1997 World University Games.
Janet Evans recently announced her engagement.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Excellent and historic – but still not the best ever. To mark the 1 year anniversary of the opening of the Atlanta Olympics, IOC President Juan Antonio