By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 15. IAN Thorpe set the morning standard in the final heat of the 200-meter freestyle prelims when he edged the Flying Dutchman, Pieter
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 15. NATALIE Coughlin, world record-holder in the 100 meter backstroke, cruised through this morning's prelims into tonight's semifinals in the third spot clocking
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, August 14. NOTRE Dame has as storied an athletic history as any organization in America. But in Olympic sports the university reports they are about the have
ATHENS, Greece, August 14. AUBURN NCAA Champion Kirsty Coventry from Harare, Zimbabwe, is writing a diary for her friends back at Auburn which gives her Olympic memories, this installment specifically
By John Lohn ATHENS, August 15. PERCHED atop the awards podium, he gazed into the rafters, fixing his eyes on Old Glory. His lips moved to the playing of the
BY Phillip Whitten ATHENS, August 14. EVEN before he took his first stroke this morning in the 400 meter individual medley, Michael Phelps took a major step toward achieving his
ATHENS, Greece, August 15. 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 Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 14. NEVER underestimate a champion. Olympic triple gold medalist Inky de Bruijn showed her fighting qualities when she beat Aussie Petria Thomas, 57.50
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 14. WORLD record-holder Yana Klochkova took her second consecutive gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley tonight in a fast 4:34.83, but
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece. August 14. BRENDAN Hansen lowered the Olympic record that had been set by arch-rival, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, in the prelims this morning by just