Mild Ailment Forces Hackett Out of Telstra Grand Prix
CANBERRA, Australia, June 10. EXPECTED to compete this weekend at the Telstra Grand Prix Meet in Canberra, Grant Hackett has removed himself from the competition due to illness. The Grand
Preparing for the World Championships, Hoff Will be in Action This Weekend
BALTIMORE, Md., June 10. A little more than a month removed from a sterling showing at the United States World Championship Trials, Katie Hoff will compete this weekend. Hoff is
World Champs Preview: Hungarian Youngster is on a Tear With World Champs Beckoning
By John Lohn PHILADELPHIA, Penn., June 10. IT’S Friday, which means the next installment of our World Championships Preview. This week, we thought a look at Laszlo Cseh would be
Weekend Slate Features Trio of Top-Flight Competitions
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 9. THIS weekend figures to be action-packed, as three quality competitions are on the docket, highlighted by the FINIS Counsilman Classic (June 10-12) at the Indiana University
Wilson Named Head Coach at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA, June 9. COMPLETING its search for a head coach of its men’s and women’s programs, Georgia Tech went with an inside candidate. The school announced Wednesday that Stuart Wilson
Popchanka Sets French Record in 100 Butterfly at Mare Nostrum Meet
CANET, France, June 9. AS the second stop of the Mare Nostrum Series came to a close in Canet, France Wednesday night, the women took center stage with a number
World Champs Preview: Can the Aussie Women Sweep the Relays in Montreal?
Story & Photos by Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, June 8. IT’S a very exciting time for women’s swimming Down Under. The Aussies are rapidly developing their most powerful women’s
Cseh Lowers European Record in 400 I.M. at Mare Nostrum Stop in France
CANET, France, June 8. LAST weekend obviously wasn’t enough for Laszlo Cseh, the Hungarian youngster who is storming toward the World Championships in Montreal in impressive fashion. After winning both
Phelps, Coughlin Will Headline This Weekend’s FINIS Counsilman Classic
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 8. TWO days and counting until some of the elite names in United States swimming converge on the Indiana University Natatorium for the FINIS Counsilman Classic, the
New York’s Chances of Hosting 2012 Olympics Take a Shot
NEW YORK, June 7. THE odds of the Olympic Games returning to the United States in 2012 went from positive to negative in the last few days, as a New