TOURS, France, May 13. FOR months, speculation in the swimming world revolved around Laure Manaudou’s potential to break Janet Evans’ long-standing world record in the 400-meter freestyle. Well, it finally
By Emily Mason TOURS, France. May, 12. IT'S all over. Janet Evans' long-standing mark of 4:03.85 in the 400-meter freestyle is no more after Laure Manaudou's performance of 4:03.03 at
BOISE, Idaho, May 12. BOISE State University announced earlier this week a plan to achieve “proportionality” in gender equity in intercollegiate athletics over the next 15 years starting with the
TOURS, France, May 12. LAURE Manaudou ventured away from her prime events Thursday, but the Frenchwoman remained dominant at the French Championships. Clocking 4:40.06, Manaudou established a national record in
By Phillip Whitten CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., May 11. THURSDAY was “D Day” at the USMS Short Course Nationals in Coral Springs, Florida. That’s “D” as in “Distance” — the day
SYDNEY, Australia, May 11. AFTER preliminary hearings, the man who coached Brooke Hanson to an Olympic silver medal in Athens has been charged with 21 counts of sexual abuse of
LONDON, England, May 11. A swimmer dubbed the Queen of the English Channel following 40 separate crossings and a Masters swimmer responsible for more than 50 world records are to
TOURS, France, May 11. THE first day of the French Championships featured a national record in the women's 200-meter butterfly and a strong showing from Laure Manaudou in the 800
IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 10. ACCORDING to a story in the Des Moines Register, the University of Iowa may be hit with NCAA sanctions due to violations concerning falsified admissions
By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 9. THE Dutch Swimming Federation and Technical Director Jacco Verhaeren have announced a squad of 22 athletes to compete at this summer’s European Championships