By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. LORDY, Lordy, Lordy. Just when it seems indisputable that Roland Schoeman is the world’s greatest sprinter, along comes some kid from Stanford to
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 7. THE way she’s been swimming it seemed it would take a miracle to keep Amanda Weir from winning her second national title. Earlier
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 7. MOST fans at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine conceded the men’s 500 meters to veteran Robert Margalis. After all, Margalis
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. THERE’S a good reason why 17 year-old Kate Ziegler won gold at the FINA World Championships in Montreal last month. That reason was
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. UNIVERSIY of Wisconsin grad Tim Liebhold had never finished higher than fifth in the 200 IM at the US Nationals. Until tonight. This
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. ANOTHER day, another race, same result. Two days ago, 16 year-old Ariana Kukors won her second USA Swimming national title with a solid
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 7. THE final of the women’s 200 IM tonight likely will provide a glimpse into the future of American swimming. Women’s 200-meter Individual Medley
Photo & Story By Stephen J. Thomas MELBOURNE, Australia, August 7. IT was a couple of familiar names from the successful Aussie World Champs team that battled the weariness of
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 6. WE knew they could swim middle distance and distance events like no other team. Tonight Club Wolverine showed they can sprint with the
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 6. CALIFORNIA Aquatics, which won the women’s 800 free relay yesterday, added the 400 free relay today, defeating Tucson Ford Aquatics by over three-and-a