SHEFFIELD, England, August 9. THE man is on a roll, plain and simple. Blazing 48.68, Simon Burnett established a British record in the 100-meter freestyle during the Commonwealth Games Trials
SHEFFIELD, England, August 8. ADD another British record to the portfolio of Simon Burnett. Just days after establishing a British standard in the 200 freestyle, Burnett popped a 22.12 performance
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. IN the final event of the 2005 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, Tucson Ford Aquatics won a tight, four-way battle for the men’s
Photos & Story by Stephen J. Thomas MELBOURNE, Australia, August 8. AUSSIE golden girl Libby Lenton continued her sensational form from Montreal and the Duel in the Pool meet in
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. PALO Alto Stanford Aquatics notched a convincing victory in the final women’s event of the Nationals, a 4:10.00 effort in the 400-meter medley
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. LORDY, Lordy, Lordy. Just when it seems indisputable that Roland Schoeman is the world’s greatest sprinter, along comes some kid from Stanford to
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 7. THE way she’s been swimming it seemed it would take a miracle to keep Amanda Weir from winning her second national title. Earlier
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, Calif., August 7. MOST fans at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine conceded the men’s 500 meters to veteran Robert Margalis. After all, Margalis
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. THERE’S a good reason why 17 year-old Kate Ziegler won gold at the FINA World Championships in Montreal last month. That reason was
By Phillip Whitten IRVINE, California, August 7. UNIVERSIY of Wisconsin grad Tim Liebhold had never finished higher than fifth in the 200 IM at the US Nationals. Until tonight. This