World Championships: Outside Smoke Powers Alshammar to Top Seed in 50 Butterfly

30 March 2007

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,

Flash! World Championships: World Record Lifts Ryan Lochte to Gold in 200 Backstroke

30 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. THE last time Aaron Peirsol lost the 200 backstroke on the international level was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Until tonight.

World Championships: Gold for Libby Lenton in Much-Hyped 100 Freestyle

30 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. PULLING away in the final few meters, Australia's Libby Lenton pulled out victory in a sensational final of the 100 freestyle. Tying for

World Championships: Hansen Says His Health is Improving

30 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30. THE health of Brendan Hansen, forced to pull out the 200 breaststroke due to a virus, has dramatically improved. Hansen indicated via e-mail

World Championships: United States Owns 800 Freestyle Relay Qualifying

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. PROPELLED by a splendid leadoff leg by Peter Vanderkaay, the United States easily posted the top time of the preliminaries of the 800

World Championships: Reigning Champ Kirsty Coventry Leads 200 Backstroke Qualifying

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. SWIMMING in Lane One of the final heat, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry threw down the hammer in the preliminaries of the 200 backstroke. Posting

World Championships: Fastest Prelim of 100 Butterfly Belongs to Ian Crocker

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. THE first step toward the head-to-head battle for gold in the 100 butterfly between Ian Crocker and Michael Phelps went down smoothly in

World Championships: Showdown Set in 800 Freestyle Between Laure Manaudou and Kate Ziegler

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. SEEKING her third freestyle crown of the World Championships, France's Laure Manaudou was the top qualifier for the final of the 800 freestyle.

World Championships: Fastest Prelim in 50 Freestyle Registered by Bart Kizierowski

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. ALWAYS one of the most exciting events on the program, the splash-and-dash preliminaries featured 24 heats, with Poland's Bart Kizierowski securing the No.

World Championships: Grant Hackett Uncertain on Tackling 1500 Free

29 March 2007

By John Lohn MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. ONE day after Australian National Team Coach Alan Thompson said Grant Hackett would contest the 1500 freestyle, where he's the four-time defending champion,

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