USA Nationals: Leah Retrum Blazes a 2:11.00 to Win the Women’s 200 Back
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. IN one day, in the space of just nine hours Leah Retrum of Donner Swim Club in Indiana, vaulted herself from the category
USA Nationals: Matt Lowe Takes the 200 Breast
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. THE men’s 200 breast was an enigma wrapped in a riddle. With Brendan Hansen and Scott Usher taking a breather, and Ed Moses
USA Nationals: Soni Dominates the Women’s 200-meter Breaststroke
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. LANE 4. Rebecca Soni’s been there before at big meets after the prelims. The top seed. But somehow the 18-year-old from Scarlet Aquatics
USA Nationals: Roland Rolls to a 48.38 to Win 100 Free
IRVINE, Calif., August 4. THE men's 100 free boasted a very fast field but Tucson Ford's Roland Schoeman was the odds-on favorite. After all, the South African was the silver
USA Nationals, Day 2: Amanda Weir Romps in 100 Free
IRVINE, Calif., August 4. AMANDA Weir still holds national age group records in the 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 age groups. She was a 2004 Olympian. Tonight, for the first
USA Nationals, Day 2 Prelims: Phelps Leads Qualifiers in 200 Fly; Youngsters Have a Major Impact
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. WITH a number of the U.S. National Team members taking a breather, a new generation of hungry, young American swimmers is being given
INDUSTRY NEWS: Coventry Signs Contract with Speedo
RESEDA, Calif., USA, August 4. COMING off a four-medal performance at last week’s FINA World Championships, Kirsty Coventry has signed a four-year deal with Speedo. The three-time Olympic medalist from
A Quick Look Back at the World Championships
By John Lohn ASTON, Penn., August 4. HAVING had a few days to settle back into the flow of daily life in the States, I figured I’d take a look
USA Nationals: Klete Keller Unleashes Devastating Kick to Win the 800 Free
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 3. WHEN Peter Vanderkaay took the next to last heat in 7:58.30, it looked as if the final, “championship” heat of the men’s 800-meter
USA Nationals: Ziegler Takes the Women’s 800
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 3. THE past three weeks have been intense ones for America's top swimmers, who had a week of pressure-cooker swimming at the World Championships