By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. THE showdown that was expected has come to fruition. In the championship final of the women’s 200 butterfly, it’ll be Poland’s Otylia Jedrzejczak
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. WITH the door wide open, Poland’s Pawel Korzeniowski decided to step through. On the other side, he found
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. ON a worldwide basis, the 200 freestyle among women can be described only one way: Weak. Still, Solenne
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. THE old man got the job done. Mark Warnecke, long one of the world’s premier sprinters in the
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. HEADING into the final of the women’s 50 backstroke, China’s Gao Chang has separated herself from the opposition. But, can she maintain her
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. THE world record in the men’s 100 freestyle has less than 24 hours to live. Well, that’s the way things look after the
By John Lohn and Phil Whitten MONTREAL, Canada, July 26. THE fourth day of finals at the World Championships is male-dominated, as three of the four championship races are among
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 27. Day Four of the World Championships kicked off with four preliminary races. Starting with the women’s 50 backstroke, the morning also included heats
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 26. WELL, we have the answer. It was just one bad race. Two days after failing to reach the
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 26. MUCH like the 200 butterfly on the male side of the competition, the women’s 200 freestyle is a wide-open affair. Capturing victory in
