By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, June 22. AUSTRALIA'S star swimming duo Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett have topped an annual poll conducted by Aussie sports market research company Sweeney
NEW YORK, N.Y., June 21. STANFORD'S Tara Kirk (Bremerton, WA/Bremerton HS) was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and walked away with the 28th annual Honda-Broderick Cup at
By Phillip Whitten AUSTIN, June 20. IT may be "soft," as Coach Paul Bergen believes, but Aussie Libby Lenton's 53.66 is still the world record. Coach Bergen had predicted his
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, June 21. ONE of the USA's most respected coaches Rick Curl – the head coach of the Curl-Burke Swim Club since 1978 – has accepted
AUSTIN, Texas, June 21. LOST amid the excitement surrounding superb individual performances by Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol and Inky De Bruijn, were two national age group (NAG) relay
NORRISTOWN, PA, June 9. THE American Water Polo Coaches Association has released the 2003-2004 Women's All-Academic Team. The athletes represent achievement on three levels: Excellent 3.20-3.40, Superior 3.41-3.70, and Outstanding
By Phillip Whitten AUSTIN, June 19. IAN Crocker, Inge De Bruijn and Aaron Peirsol were on fire at the University of Texas natatorium in Austin tonight, as they prepare for
NEW ORLEANS, La., June 19. THE Tulane University women's swimming and diving program added another coach as Lena Darnell was named top assistant, head coach Daniella Irle announced on Friday.
PROVO, Utah, June 18. FORMER BYU swimmer and current assistant coach Billy Betz is no stranger to the spotlight in the friendly confines of the Richards Building pool, but recently
By Phillip Whitten AUSTIN, Texas, June 19. IN 2000, Dutch swimmer Inge De Bruijn took the athletic world by storm, setting world records in four events, winning three individual gold