Paralympic Athlete Diary – Part 4
G'Day I'm still tired, but I'm no longer hungry. Our swim schedule yesterday allowed me to eat 3 meals! We had our flag raising (very uplifting 😉 )Malaysia had really
Welsh Sets Third National Mark At Aussie Short Course Champs
By Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, Oct. 15. SYDNEY Olympic Games triple medalist Matt Welsh continued his record breaking spree on the final night of the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships in
Paralympic Athlete Diary – Part 3
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The Paralympics will be held in the same facilities as the Olympics. Here are more coments from USA swimmer, Karen Norris. I got my competition suit last
Paralympic Athlete Diary – Part 2
Hello from a very tired and hungry swimmer! All in all, I feel pretty good. I'm finally starting to feel better in the water. Afterall, I'm getting plenty of opportunities
Paralympic Athlete Diary – Part 1
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The Paralympics will be held in the same facilities as the Olympics. Here are some coments from USA swimmer, Karen Norris, who trains with the Bruin Masters
Hyman Wins Performance of the Year Award
By Phillip Whitten ORLANDO, FL. MISTY Hyman, whose gold medal performance in the women's 200 meter butterfly was one of the greatest upsets of the 2000 Olympic Games, was honored
USA Swimming Approves Bonus Plan for Coaches
By Phillip Whitten ORLANDO, October 14. USA Swimming, still euphoric from the 33-medal performance of the US Olympic swim team at the Sydney Games last month, approved a proposal today
Hackett just Misses World Mark in the 800 Free
by Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, Australia. October 14. AUSTRALIAs Grant Hackett today swam within 1.51 seconds of a world record when he clocked 7 minutes 36.41 seconds to win the 800
Welsh Breaks Lenny’s Backstroke Mark
By Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, October 13. AUSTRALIA's triple Olympic medalist Matt Welsh tonight smashed the world record in the 200 meter backstroke on the second night of competition at the
Hackett, Welsh Shine on First Day of Aussie Short Course Champs
By Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, October 12. AUSTRALIAN Olympic champion, Grant Hackett, showed no ill-effects from post Olympic celebrations and just 1,800 meters of training in two weeks to win the