By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. THE action at Rod Laver Arena didn't come to an end with the United States' world-record effort in the 800 freestyle relay. After

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. FOLLOWING up on the world-record performance of their female counterparts from the night before, the United States crushed the world record in the

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. IN the absence of the man who has owned the event for the past few years, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima came through for a

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. IN her last two World Championships, in Barcelona and Montreal, Margaret Hoelzer has walked away with silver medals in the 200 backstroke. This

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. A day before the Big Show, Ian Crocker and Michael Phelps had a test run in the 100 butterfly. Next to one another

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. IF there was a no-doubt-about it event on the female program, it was the 200 breaststroke. Why? Australia's Leisel Jones provided the answer

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. THE 50 freestyle is always a nail-biting, guns-blazing event and the semifinals of the one-lap sprint were no different tonight. A surprise as

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. VETERAN Therese Alshammar of Sweden, racing out of Lane One in the second semifinal, blitzed the championship record in the 50 butterfly semifinals,