Short Course World Champs, Day 5: Hickman takes a Record 5th-Straight Crown in the 200 Fly.

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. GREAT Britain’s James Hickman has never won Olympic gold, but he’s been remarkably consistent – and consistently excellent — over the short course 200 meters fly. In

Short Course World Champs, Day 5: Marleen Veldhuis Adds to Dutch Sprint Legacy with 50 Freestyle Win

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. MARLEEN Veldhuis, The Netherlands, won the 50 freestyle tonight at 24.41, with 100 freestyle winner Libby Lenton (AUS; 24.54) and two-time defending champion and world record-holder Therese

Short Course World Champs, Day 5: Brendan Hansen Completes the Breaststroke Sweep by Winning the 50

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. THE USA’s Brendan Hansen had already won the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke events, each time leading Australia’s Brenton Rickard and Kazakhstan’s Vladislav Polyakov to the wall. But

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World Short Course Champs, Day 5: Martina Moravcova Defends 100 Butterfly Crown; Thompson’s Likely Last Medal a Bronze

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. MARTINA Moravcova defended the championship she won at the 2002 Moscow short course Worlds touching at 57.38. America’s Rachel Komisarz (57.85) and Jenny Thompson (58.13) corralled the

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World Short Course Champs, Day 5: When You’re Hot, You’re Hot; Brooke Hanson Wins 5th Individual Gold

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. BROOKE Hanson surged on a wave of momentum to her fifth individual win of the championships, and sixth gold medal when the world record medley relay is

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World Short Course Champs: Flash! Piersol Cracks World Record in 200 Backstroke

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 11. AARON Peirsol (USA) won the 200 backstroke tonight in a world record time of 1:50.52. This crown goes along with his win and meet record earlier

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World Short Course Champs, Day 5: Cope Wins 50 Back For Second Title

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 11. HALEY Cope swims backstroke. She swims backstroke very well. She wins national titles in the 50 free. She’s very good. She’s VERY good. But sometimes it’s

Short Course World Champs, Day 5: Lezak Edges Iles to Win the Men’s 100 Free

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 11. FROM the very first heat of the first round, the men’s 100-meter free shaped up as a battle between the USA’s Jason Lezak and Algeria’s Salim Iles,

Short Course World Champs, Day 4: Thompson Earns Gold in Final USA Relay Appearance

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 10. Jenny Thompson, one of the most dependable international relay performers in the history of American swimming, anchored her last American relay to world championship gold tonight in

Short Course World Champs, Day Four: Brendan Hansen Leads the 50 Breast Semis

11 October 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, October 10. The men’s 50 breaststroke semifinals were close – only 1.08 seconds separated all 16 semifinalists – yet, an air of inevitability hung over the pool. It signaled

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