By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. IN the prelims of the men’s 200-meter backstroke this morning, only Club Wolverine’s Christian DeJong could manage a sub-two minute performance. And that
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. IN one day, in the space of just nine hours Leah Retrum of Donner Swim Club in Indiana, vaulted herself from the category
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. THE men’s 200 breast was an enigma wrapped in a riddle. With Brendan Hansen and Scott Usher taking a breather, and Ed Moses
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. LANE 4. Rebecca Soni’s been there before at big meets after the prelims. The top seed. But somehow the 18-year-old from Scarlet Aquatics
IRVINE, Calif., August 4. THE men's 100 free boasted a very fast field but Tucson Ford's Roland Schoeman was the odds-on favorite. After all, the South African was the silver
IRVINE, Calif., August 4. AMANDA Weir still holds national age group records in the 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 age groups. She was a 2004 Olympian. Tonight, for the first
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 4. WITH a number of the U.S. National Team members taking a breather, a new generation of hungry, young American swimmers is being given
RESEDA, Calif., USA, August 4. COMING off a four-medal performance at last week’s FINA World Championships, Kirsty Coventry has signed a four-year deal with Speedo. The three-time Olympic medalist from
By John Lohn ASTON, Penn., August 4. HAVING had a few days to settle back into the flow of daily life in the States, I figured I’d take a look
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 3. WHEN Peter Vanderkaay took the next to last heat in 7:58.30, it looked as if the final, “championship” heat of the men’s 800-meter