LONDON, England, December 29. KIRSTY Balfour has been awarded the British Olympic Association's (BOA) 2006 Olympic Athlete of the Year Trophy for aquatics. The European Champion has been selected for
NIPOMO, California, December 28. IN an unfortunate hit-and-run death, former UC San Diego Academic All-American Paul Wikholm was killed early Wednesday according to reports by the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, December 28. PENN State head swimming coach Bill Dorenkott announced today that 14 student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Penn State and become members
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, December 27. JUST as he took the plunge into politics at an early age, so too did President Gerald Ford take the plunge into the swimming pool.
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, December 27. SHEETZ Inc., a convenience-store chain that operates on the East Coast, is lending a hand to the community-swimming scene. Sheetz has donated $30,000 to make repairs
LONDON, December 27. APPEARING on the Today Program, Bill Sweetenham suggested that Great Britain's coaches need to be more demanding in the training of athletes for the big stage. The
TEL-AVIV, Israel, December 27. AFTER a short time as the Israeli national head swimming coach, Dr. Dimitri Mansevich was fired by the Israel Swimming Association on Tuesday. The Israel Swimming
BELGRADE, Serbia, December 27. ON Dec. 24, Yugoslavian water polo legend Mirko Sandic passed away suddenly at the age of 64. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) on May 9,
By Chuck Kroll The swimming and diving pools at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida were officially dedicated and the first class of ISHOF inductees were
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, December 27. DUE to a misunderstanding between Swimming New Zealand and Sparc, the government agency that funds athletics in New Zealand, many swimmers from the nation are
