VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. THE American quartet of Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak closed what had began as a tough night for the United States

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. SHORTLY after Aaron Peirsol popped the cork on a world record in the 200-meter backstroke, the American women’s contingent of Amanda Weir, Natalie Coughlin, Kara

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. WORLD-record holder Aaron Peirsol lowered his own global standard in the 200-meter backstroke with a lightning fast 1:54.44 at the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. THE Japanese proved they came to make a statement on the third night of the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday as

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. IT took a world-record holder to do it, but Ian Crocker finally broke the losing skein for the Americans in the 2006 Mutual of Omaha

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. AUSTRALIA’S Jessicah Schipper continued her incredible run at the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships by dominating the 100-meter butterfly on Saturday. The newly-minted

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. ANOTHER Japanese swimmer shocked an American female at the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, this time it was Ai Shibata overcoming Katie Hoff

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 19. DURING the first weekend competition at the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, a pair of championship standards fell throughout third-day preliminary swims in