By Nathan Jendrick FEDERAL WAY, Wash., March 15. ABNORMALLY beautiful weather, multiple victories and Pacific Northwest Swimming records were on tap this past weekend at the King County Aquatic Center
By Craig Lord MANCHESTER, England, March 15. STEPHEN Parry, Athens Olympic bronze medal winner in the 200 butterfly, Athens, has announced his retirement on the eve of the British Championships
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, March 15. BY his own admission, distance great Grant Hackett just seems to be getting better with each swim at the Australian Championships. Tuesday
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 15. TYR Sports, Inc., officially launched its new hand paddle, the "Mentor." The Mentor is perfect for swimmers of all levels, from fitness swimmers to triathletes.
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., March 14. FROM a family that oozes eye-popping talent in the pool, it's not always easy to be the baby of the bunch. To say the least,
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, March 14. GRANT Hackett continued his domination of the men’s freestyle events in the absence of world record-holder Ian Thorpe by taking the 200
By M. Duncan Scott The Golden Ticket winners have been announced. Just like Willie Wonka’s special candy bars ended up in the hands of a very, very select group. The
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 13. FOUR days of quality swimming came to a close Sunday at the Swedish Short Course Championships, held in Gothenburg. Ultimately, the results were solid indicators for
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, March 13. PERHAPS the retirement of Olympic 100 butterfly champion Petria Thomas won’t leave too much of a weakness in the stocks of Aussie
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 13. WITHOUT question, the highlight of the Swedish Short Course Championships was Saturday night's world-record swim by Anna-Karin Kammerling in the 50 butterfly (25.33). But, it hasn't
