Emily Mason’s World Championships Diary
By Emily Mason MONTREAL, Canada, July 25. FINALLY, we are off! Our first day went pretty well, we were strong in most events. The women’s 100 fly and 200 I.M.
By Emily Mason MONTREAL, Canada, July 25. FINALLY, we are off! Our first day went pretty well, we were strong in most events. The women’s 100 fly and 200 I.M.
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 25. HERE is a recap of the preliminary session from the second day of swimming at the 11th edition of the FINA World Championships,
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. THERE was little doubt when the night started that the Australian women would be challenged in the 400 freestyle relay. Well, they did
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. COME and get me. That was the philosophy of France’s Laure Manaudou in the final of the women’s 400-meter freestyle. The reigning Olympic
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. LAST summer, Katie Hoff ventured to Athens without any international experience. The result was a flameout in the 400 individual medley, but an
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. AUSSIE rule was the theme of the women’s 100 butterfly, as Jessicah Schipper and Lisbeth Lenton won their semifinal heats. Schipper lowered her
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. THE drought is over. For so long, the 400 freestyle relay belonged to the United States. But, recent history has been a bit
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. THEY’LL go at it one more time on Monday, with everything on the line. One of the top rivalries in the sport, the
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. A few weeks ago, while swimming in the Southern California Swim Series, Roland Schoeman didn’t look particularly sharp. Um, it doesn’t matter much
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 24. LOOKING for a surprise? Well, it wasn’t going to happen here. After three silver-medal performances, Grant Hackett finally has his world championship in