Phelps Notches Meet Record in 400 IM
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 MICHAEL Phelps claimed his first gold medal of the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Nationals Championships in Irvine, Calif., with a meet-record time of 4:10.16. That effort
Ziegler Outduels Hoff to Win 400 Free
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 Swimming World Magazine's Female National High School Swimmer of the Year Kate Ziegler came blazing from behind to win in 4:05.75 ahead of Katie Hoff's second-place
Flash! Hansen Breaks Own 100 Breast World Record
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 BRENDAN Hansen shattered his own world record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a spectacular 59.13 time at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. Hansen went
Hoff Captures 200 IM in American Record Time
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 KATIE Hoff blazed to another American record in the 200-meter IM at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, Calif. She came up just
Keller Narrowly Misses Surpassing His American Record in 400 Free
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 KLETE Keller narrowly missed downing his own America record in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, Calif. He wound
Coughlin Wins 100 Fly at USA Nationals
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 NATALIE Coughlin held off a hard charging Rachel Komisarz to win the 100-meter butterfly at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Nationals Championships in Irvine, Calif., by
Pair of USA National Meet Records Fall in Day One Prelims
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 SWIMMERS fought off a balmy day at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif., on Tuesday as the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships
Aemisegger Continuing Germantown Academy’s Medley Tradition
By John Lohn IRVINE, California, August 1. SHE knows about the history. It’s the type of knowledge that easily filters into the mind when you train on a daily basis
European Schedule Suffers Storm Damage
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 1. ACCORDING to Craig Lord, a massive electrical storm washed out the European Championships at the conclusion of the men’s 200-meter IM on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary.
Flash! German Women Take Down 400 FR World Record at Europeans
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 31. DURING a hot and humid first day of competition that witnessed 95 degree heat at the 2006 LEN European Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday, the