INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. IN Athens, Japan’s Sachiko Yamada failed to match the expectations her countrymen held for her, but she reigns supreme in the short course 800-meter free, in which

INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. AFTER years of frustration, 26 year-old Australia Brooke Hanson has been on a two-year roll. She picked up momentum earlier this evening by nipping teammate Jade Edmistone

INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. IAN Crocker holds the world record for 100 meters butterfly over both the long course and short course. So the likelihood of an upset seemed remote. And

INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. WITH the USA’s Natalie Coughlin, the world record-holder, sidelined with a stress fracture in her left foot, the women’s 100-meter backstroke was up for grabs. But when

INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. THE USA’s Brendan Hansen holds the global standard for the long course 100-meter breaststroke. Tonight he proved he also is pretty fair in the short course race,

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 8. JENNY Thompson is the all-time most medaled athlete in both Olympic and FINA World Championship competition. And though she has said this meet will close out

INDIANAPOLIS, October 8. PERHAPS inspired by Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli’s win in the 400 IM only minutes before, Algeria’s Salim Iles clocked the fastest time in the semifinals of the men’s

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 8. OLYMPIC 100 breaststroke silver medal winner Brook Hanson beat her Australian teammate, new world record holder Jade Edmistone, by a bare .01, :30.20 to :30.21 for

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 8. FOUR different competitors had a fair claim to favorite status in the Men’s 100 Backstroke, but until someone proves otherwise, the smart money is always on

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 8. LIBBY Lenton (AUS) used her superior skill off the start and walls to easily lead qualifiers for tomorrows final at :53.53. Lenton appeared to be swimming