By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. THE US Olympic coaching staff was finalized tonight and it includes the first woman ever to serve on the US Olympic coaching
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. MISSION Viejo's Larsen Jensen took the 1500 meters freestyle, the final event at the US Olympic Trials, with an American record 14:56.71. The old record,
by Tito Morales I did let up. With Poseidon as my witness, I did back off… For eight days now, I’ve been sitting in the stands of this mammoth temporary
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. THE women's 50-meter freestyle followed the same script it has followed in every round: Jenny Thompson first, Kara Lynn Joyce second. The
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. LESS than two hours before tonight's 1500-meter freestyle final, two of the finalists have dropped out. Since one of the alternates had already left, the
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. MICHAEL Phelps, teenage swimming superstar, made it official today: He will enter five individual events and as many as three relays at
by Lauren Weinstein LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. COTTON candy and lemonade vendors stroll through the stands touting their goods, and advertisers’ logos line the perimeter of the pool deck.
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 13. AFTER the excitement of the men’s 50 free final, anything else would be anticlimactic. Still, the women’s 50 free semifinals brought their share of excitement
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 13. AS Muhammad Ali demonstrated: if you’re going to talk the talk, you’d better be prepared to walk the walk (or, in the
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, July 13. FOR 2000 Olympic gold and silver medallists Brooke Bennett and Diana Munz, the 800m free was their last chance to punch their tickets
