By Fred Vergnoux DUNKERQUE, France, April 21. WITH a new French record in the 200 freestyle, Solenne Figues of Toulouse placed herself among the top contenders for the 200 in

By Neville Smith DURBAN, South Africa, April 21. THE final night of the Telkom South African Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials played out to the final throw of the dice

PHOENIX, April 21. THIS week's NCAA Women's Water Polo Poll has been released and is now available on the SwimInfo website – Women's Water Polo Poll. New polls will be

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 21. He may not swim the 400 free at the Olympic Games in Athens. (Then again, maybe he will.) But he will be swimming the 400

By Hideko Mochizuki TOKYO, April 21. THREE finals were held on the second day of the Japanese National Championships and Olympic Trials tonight, and two of them produced national records.

By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM, April 20. THE last two days of the Dutch Nationals in Amsterdam showed some great races, but the Olympic team didn’t grow that much. No personal

By Fred Vergnoux DUNQUERQUE, France, April 20. ON the third day of the French Nationals and Olympic Trials at Dunkerque, Laure Manaudou clocked new French records in the 100 backstroke

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 21. A three-hour memorial service for Dr. James "Doc" Counsilman, who passed away last January, drew some 400 friends, family, colleagues and former swimmers to the Whittenberger

By Stephen J. Thomas Brisbane, Qld., Australia, April 21. AFTER two long years of proclaiming his innocence, charges against 45-year-old Scott Volkers were finally laid to rest when the Queensland