By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 17. THE semifinals of the men's 100 meter freestyle tonight, coupled with this morning's prelims, constituted nothing less than a lesson in humility. This morning,
By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 17. TWO days ago, Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima took the gold in a very close 100-meter breaststroke race with American Brendan Hansen, the world record-holder, fulfilling
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 17. WORLD record-holder Michael Phelps added a second gold medal to his collection when he touched in 1:54.04 to win the 200m fly.
ATHENS, Greece. August 17. Romanian Camelia Potec took out the wide-open 200 freestyle from lane one in a relatively slow 1:58.03. Not for the first time during this meet that
ATHENS, Greece, August 17. EACH afternoon Swiminfo will be posting the heat sheets for the day’s events at the Olympic Games in Athens. Be sure to check them out so
By Josh Davis SAN ANTONIO, Texas, August 17. THE final of the men’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in Athens had six countries with legitimate medal expectations vying for
By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 17. TIME was when the men's 4 x 200m relay belonged to the USA. But in recent years, Australia has dominated the event, winning over
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 17. A SENSATIONAL performance from 15-year-old Hungarian Daniel Gyurta was the highlight of the prelims this morning. Gyurta must have just been approved
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 17. WORLD record-holder and world champion, 20-year-old Pole Otylia Jedrzejczak, looked very comfortable when she cruised through the heat of her signature event
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 17. IN a huge shock, American Jason Lezak, ranked fastest globally this year in the 100m free with his 48.17 from the US