By John Lohn PHILADELPHIA, Penn., USA, July 8. HE doesn’t require an introduction, not with a resume that includes Olympic hardware and American-record status. In major competition, he has routinely
MADRID, Spain, July 8. A pair of sprint freestylers will lead the Spanish charge at the World Championships, scheduled to begin in two weeks in Montreal. After an Olympic performance
By Oene Rusticus LIGNANO, Italy, July 8. THE third day of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano, Italy was an exciting one, with great races and fast times. Great
By Dave Tanner BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 8. BRIAN Edward Counsilman, January 20, 1956 – June 28, 2005. Brian Counsilman, 49, suffered heart failure while swimming at the Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center
SYDNEY, July 7. IN a little more than two weeks, Grant Hackett will try to make history at the World Championships in Montreal. If Hackett can claim victory in the
By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, July 7. WHEN the Academic All-America list for high schools was released yesterday by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA), one team stood out from
LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA, July 7. THE University of Southern California has added some serious punch to its coaching staff, as Lindsay Benko and Paige Francis have been hired as
ROCHESTER, Mich., USA, July 7. OAKLAND University has hired Shawn Kornoelje as an assistant coach, adding 15 years of coaching experience to the program. The hiring was announced by Pete
By Phillip Whitten NEW YORK, N.Y., July 6. FOUR swimmers – including the incomparable Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin and disability swimmers Rudy Garcia Tolson and Erin Popovich – are
MONTREAL, July 6. THE complexion of the men’s 400 freestyle relay at this month’s World Championships has changed drastically, thanks to an announcement by Swimming South Africa. The national governing