LONDON, September 21. IN light of an article that ran in the August 23rd edition of The London Times, British Swimming has initiated an independent investigation into allegations that swimmers
CARBONDALE, Illinois, September 21. RICK Walker, the coach at Southern Illinois University, was honored last week at the USA Swimming House of Delegates meeting. Walker was presented the Glenn S.
SYDNEY, Australia, September 21. ALTHOUGH his return to international competition will not occur until next year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Ian Thorpe is moving along with his training. The Aussie
LOS ALAMITOS, California, September 21. THREE years away from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the United States is helping China develop a water polo program. This week, 12 teenage
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, September 21. THE University of Louisville opened the Ralph R. Wright Natatorium yesterday with a 4:30 ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility features an eight-lane, 50-meter pool and five diving
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 20. AS the collegiate season approaches, another school has announced an assistant-coaching hiring. American University, based in the nation’s capital, has announced the appointment of Kathleen O’Dell
HELSINKI, Finland, September 20. LAST weekend, a group of 20 Finnish swimmers broke a 23-year-old world record, a standard not of the typical variety. The swimmers covered 184,994 meters during
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, September 20. THERE are four new members of the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Comprising the quartet named to the Class of 2005 were Frank
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, September 19. OPENING its fall season with a matchup with four club teams, Stanford posted an easy victory Friday night at Louisiana State University. The Cardinal racked
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, September 19. THE king of the backstroke, Aaron Peirsol was honored over the weekend as the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year. The award was presented during