PULLMAN, Wash. December, 19. WASHINGTON State’s Erin McCleave has been named the Pacific-10 Swimmer of the Month for November, conference commissioner Tom Hansen announced Friday. McCleave becomes the first swimmer
SYDNEY, December 18. HE hadn’t raced for 15 months, but when Ian Thorpe mounted the blocks last night to compete in the final of the 200-meter freestyle at the New
By Phillip Whitten December 19. MELANIE Schlanger, the University of Hawaii’s top female swimmer, abruptly dropped out of school and has returned home to Australia, where she will train for
Beijing, December 18. AARON Piersol’s Dairy Day 3: Hello again from Beijing. Last night Eric Hansen and I did a grassroots clinic with about 30 young kids for a couple
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., December 19. THE 14th edition of the Kerr-McGee Swim Club Elite Pro-Am concluded on Sunday night with Jason Lezak zooming to victory in the 100-yard freestyle while
BY Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, Arizona, December 18. FINA, the international swimming federation, should follow the lead of the IAAF, the international governing body for athletics (track and field). These are
SANTOS, Brazil. December 18. BRAZIL'S Kacio Marcio de Almeida set a new world short course record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Brazilian National Short Course Championships in Santos last
Beijing, December 17. AARON Piersol's Diary Day 2: It was our goal last night to try authentic Chinese food. It was at the recommendation of our host, Sam, that we
By Nathan Jendrick OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., December 18. THE third day of the Kerr-McGee Elite meet brought more cold temperatures and fast swimming. As a few snowflakes fell, the swimmers
AUBURN, Alabama. December 17. THE defending SEC Champion women's swimming and diving team has added seven swimmers to join the Tiger program in 2006, head coach David Marsh announced on
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