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

Day 6: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Day 5: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Day 4: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Day 3: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Day 2: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Day 1: Phillips 66 National Championships

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

Preview: Phillips 66 National Championships

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.

Engagement

Janet Evans recently announced her engagement.

IOC salutes Atlanta Olympics…Sort Of

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