By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, August 18. WORLD record-holder Aaron Peirsol made a convincing start to taking the dorsal double, when he splashed to an impressive 1:57.33 to lead the
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 18. REIGNING Olympic 100 meter freestyle champion Inge de Bruijn let her main rivals know they will be in for a fight if
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. August 17. THE BIGGEST and world’s most popular Water Polo event of the year in terms of participation – the National Junior Olympics – ran for over
ATHENS, Greece, August 18. EACH morning Swiminfo will be posting the heat sheets for the day’s events at the Olympic Games in Athens. Be sure to check them out so
By Norbert Agh ATHENS, August 17. HUNGARIAN teen phenom Dani Gyurta, 15, retained his #1 ranking in the men's 200m breaststroke from prelims by posting the fastest semifinal time, a
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 17. UKRAINIAN Yana Klochkova completed the final leg of a unique double double — consecutive pairs of Olympic gold medals in two events,
By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 17. THE girl has the energy reserves of a roomful of four year-olds. Throw a 400 free at her, no problem. A 400 IM?… You've
By Charlie Yourd August 17. WHO says breaststrokers don't race fast 1500's? Fifteen year-old Dani Gyurta of Hungary is the top qualifier from prelims and semifinals in the men's 200m
By Stephen J. Thomas Team USA had a very satisfying victory over Australia tonight for the first time since the Atlanta Olympics. In that time the Aussies have won three
By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 17. THE semifinals of the men's 100 meter freestyle tonight, coupled with this morning's prelims, constituted nothing less than a lesson in humility. This morning,
