By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. – WANT to know what it’s like to be Michael Phelps? If you’re swimming the 200 IM, you can coast to a

By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. AS the old saying goes, “What a difference a quadrennium makes.” Four years ago, Amanda Beard showed up in Indy, a long

By John Lohn LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. THE anticipated 200 backstroke duel between Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps continued to shape up, with both men winning their preliminary heats

By Duncan Scott Long Beach, CA, July 11 – THE TOP four qualifiers for tonight’s semi-finals included lead seeds Natalie Coughlin, California Aquatics (First;::26.64; :55.23), Amanda Weir, Swim Atlanta (Second;

By Stephen J. Thomas BRISBANE, Australia, July 10. AUSTRALIA'S best put on an impressive show on the final night of the Grand Prix event, which marked the end of a

By Duncan Scott Long Beach, CA, July 10 – DANA Vollmer, Ft. Worth Area Swim Team, age 16, got the win at 1:59.20(pr). The favorite, 27 year old American record

By John Lohn LONG BEACH, Calif., July 10. THE little girl just keeps on going. Katie Hoff, three days removed from an Olympic-qualifying swim in the 400 individual medley, added

By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 10. DANA Kirk took a giant step tonight toward joining her sister, Tara, on the 2004 US Olympic team when she posted the