By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, August 14. AUSSIE distance king Grant Hackett edged out his teammate, the reigning Olympic champ and world record-holder Ian Thorpe, when he clocked 3:46.36 to
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, August 14. PETRIA Thomas reinforced her top ranking coming into this meet when she clocked a very impressive 57.47 – eighth fastest performance over the
By Stephen J. Thomas ATHENS, Greece August 14. MICHAEL Phelps had little trouble qualifying for the top slot in the 400 IM as the 2004 Olympic Games began. He pushed
ATHENS, Greece, August 14. 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 Phil Whitten PHOENIX, Ariz., August 13. INTERVIEWING Gary Hall, Jr. is always a lot of fun. You never know what he’s going to say. What you do know is
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., August 13. THE Executive Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) today issued the following statement in reaction to the resignation last July 26 of
By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM, August 13. IN Sydney 2000, the Dutch swimmers Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn ruled the Olympics. They won five individual events and were
By Jason M. Parker SAVANNAH, Georgia, August 12. THE forces of nature eventually managed to shut down today's events at the USMS Long Course Nationals in Savannah, but not before
PALO ALTO, Calif. August 13. Chesea Nauta, 15 of Tampa Bay Aquatics, started off the evening with a bang, again, as she added the 200 freestyle to her 100 freestyle
Tuscaloosa, Ala. August 12. ALABAMA claims eight swimming Olympians in Athens plus one triathlete, according to recent reports from the university. The University of Alabama 2004 Olympic Connections Athletes and