MISSION VIEJO, Calif., USA, June 20. IS he sandbagging, holding back until it counts? Or, has Kosuke Kitajima lost some of the pop that made him one of the greatest

SWANSEA, Wales, June 20. NINETEEN years later, it’s gone. Swimming on the third day of the British last-chance qualifying meet for next month’s World Championships, Caitlin McClatchey zoomed 4:07.02 in

VANCOUVER, Canada, June 19. BRENT Hayden has this record-breaking thing down to a science. A day after lowering the meet standard in the 200 freestyle, Hayden established a competition mark

SWANSEA, Wales, June 19. WHEN the British last-chance qualifying meet started on Friday night, several quality swims were produced, positive signs for next month’s World Championships in Montreal. Well, the

MISSION Viejo, Calif., USA, June 19. NEXT month, Kaitlin Sandeno will contest just one individual event at the World Championships in Montreal, the 400 individual medley. But, the two-time Olympian

SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 18. GREAT Britain’s Peter Waterfield and China’s Tian Liang put on a diving exhibition Saturday during the ASA Senior National Diving Championships in Southampton, England. Waterfield and

VANCOUVER, Canada, June 18. THREE records were wiped out Friday night as the Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet got going in Canada. Leading the record barrage was Brent Hayden,

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., USA, June 18. SOME 70 swimmers, many of them relatively novice ocean swimmers, will challenge the 26-mile Santa Barbara Channel this weekend in the Second Annual Santa

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., USA, June 18. OVER the past few months, there has been considerable talk about Michael Phelps’ medal hopes in the 100 freestyle at the World Championships in

SWANSEA, Wales, June 17. HOT swimming was the norm Friday as British Swimming opened its last-chance qualifying meet for next month’s World Championships in Montreal. The competition is being held