By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. DANNI Miatke couldn’t have scripted a better finish to her first foray into international competition. The top seed
By John Lohn and Phil Whitten MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. WE’RE coming to the finish at these World Championships, as the competition concludes on Sunday. Tonight, there are six finals
By Emily Mason MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. TODAY I hit the souvenir stand with some of my teammates to pick up stuff for friends and family. We took the long
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. THE seventh morning of the World Championships was contrasting, as three 50-meter sprint preliminaries were followed by heats of the men’s 1,500 freestyle.
MONTREAL, Canada, July 30. THE United States made a gutsy rally, but overtime proved unkind to the Stars and Stripes. Playing in the gold-medal match of the World Championships, the
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. IT was a splendid foursome in Athens last summer and even better in Montreal. Never challenged, the United
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. NO debate: Brendan Hansen is the premier breaststroker in the world. Four days after winning the 100-meter breast
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. THE makeup of the women’s 50-meter butterfly final is intriguing, as no clear-cut favorite emerged during Friday night’s semifinals. Australia’s Danni Miatke took
By John Lohn MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. ONE of the best rivalries in the sport, and a friendly one at that, will be renewed. Ian Crocker and Michael Phelps qualified
By John Lohn Photos by Peter H. Bick MONTREAL, Canada, July 29. WHAT a week for Australia’s Leisel Jones. When the World Championships started, Jones was the athlete who couldn’t
