NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MARKS BROKEN IN FLORIDA

Two national high school swimming records were broken at the Florida state 4A championships last weekend. Both were set by swimmers from the Bolles School. Bolles’ girls’ 400 yard freestyle

Henderson and Sanders Engaged

Olympic gold medalists Mark Henderson and Summer Sanders have moved to San Francisco. Henderson proposed to Sanders at the Olympic closing ceremonies in Atlanta. She accepted.

Sneak Peak of 1996 U.S. Open

3-time 1996 Olympic gold medalist Josh Davis will be one of many big-name swimmers competing at the 1996 U.S. Open Championships on December 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas. Other prominent

Did You Know?

Even though Tom Jager currently holds the world record in the 50m freestyle, Alexander Popov has actually swum the fastest 50m freestyle in an 8-man field. Jager set the the

Slovakian Suspended

From Reuter’s New Service – FINA has suspended Slovakian swimmer Frantisek Zahradnik for four years after testing positive for anabolic steriods. “He has been punished by the Slovakian federation according

Resident Athlete Back in Pool

Just when we thought that swimmers had to give up their collegiate swimming eligibility in order to be a part of the Resident National Team in Colorado Springs, Co, we

Nevada Beefs Up

The University of Nevada looks to strengthen its swimming and diving corps this winter when three new recruits arrive in Reno. Beimeng Fu, a diver with the Chinese National Team,

Olympic Investigation

As reported in The Arizona Rebublic: The International Olympic Committee may decide to retest potentially positive samples from four unidentified athletes who competed at the Atlanta Olympics. The samples, which

Did You Know?

An American swimmer winning an individual gold medal at the 1996 Olympics would win $65,000 in prize money. U.S. Swimming awards $50,000 for an Olympic gold medal (money in the

Swimmer Splits from Coach

From Reuter’s News Service – Germany’s Franziska van Almsick, Olympic silver medalist in the 200 freestyle in Atlanta, has reportedly split with her coach Dieter Lindemann. Van Almsick, who has