Month

September 1999

Dalbey Recovering

Troy Dalbey, 30, head coach of the Phoenix Masters Swim Club and a 1988 double Olympic gold medalist, is recovering from an operation to remove a cancerous tumor on his

Spitz Criticizes IOC

SYDNEY, Australia – Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics, criticized the International Olympic Committee for failing to introduce tests for all banned drugs because of

New Swim Suits Opposed

Australian swim coach Forbes Carlile urged FINA to reverse itself and ban new Teflon-coated, Lycra-powered bodysuits by next year’s Olympics. The neck-to-ankle suits, which reduce drag and minimize muscle fatigue,

1999 Australian Short Course Championships

FIVE WORLD RECORDS FOR THE AUSSIES!! By Stephen Thomas After the rigors of the Pan Pacific Championships, it was not surprising that many of the leading Australian swimmers set themselves

Grove City College Adds Water Polo

Courtesy www.usawaterpolo.com GROVE CITY, PA – Grove City College has added men’s and women’s water polo to its varsity sports line-up for the 1999-2000 academic year, thanks to a $60,000

NCAA Men’s Water Polo: Preseason Poll

as of 9/2/99 1. USC 2. Stanford 3. UCLA 4. Pepperdine 5. UC-Irvine 6. California 7. Long Beach State 8. UC Santa Barbara 9. Pacific 10. UC San Diego 11.

UCLA Water Polo: Baker, Krikorian Named Co-Head Coaches

Current assistant coach Adam Krikorian has been promoted to share head coaching duties with Guy Baker for the UCLA men’s and women’s water polo programs, Associate Athletic Director Betsy Stephenson