By Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 16. LESS than an hour after finishing third in the 200m freestyle final behind Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband, Michael Phelps posted an
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 15. WORLD record-holder Leisel Jones must be starting to think that she will never shift the monkey off her back that has seen
By Phillip Whitten and Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 16. FOR months the women's 200 free has looked wide open, with at least a dozen women having a legitimate
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 16. VICTORY was sweet for Aaron Peirsol following not long after Natalie Coughlin had blazed the path. Perhaps the only thing missing was
Iran face sanction for Israel boycott George Chesterton Monday August 16, 2004 The Guardian Officials of the sport's ruling body debated the possibility of sanctions against the entire Iranian judo
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 16. IT has been a long time coming for world record-holder Nat Coughlin. Not even the strong wind blowing off the Aegean would
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 16. AUSSIE world record-holder Ian Thorpe has waited four years for this moment, a chance to turn the tables on his archrival, Dutchman
Phoenix, AZ – August 16. SwimInfo has posted a new Tip on Technique for our readers on the SwimInfo.com website at – Tips on Technique. As an added bonus, Premium
ATHENS, Greece, August 16. EACH afternoon 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 Jason M. Parker and Phil Whitten SAVANNAH, Georgia, August 15. DESPITE the best efforts of global meteorological forces, the 2004 USMS Long Course National Championships breezed to a close
