By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. JASON Lezak reaffirmed his place as America’s premier sprinter tonight, winning the 100-meter freestyle handily in 48.41 seconds and defeating challengers Ian

By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. STANFORD’S Dana Kirk struggled on the final 50 meters of the 200m fly, but with every painful stroke her goal came closer

By M. Duncan Scott LONG BEACH, Calif. July 11. WATER Polo has been using the term “Super Final” to describe its FINA World League finals here recently. The women have

By John Lohn LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. HE did it again. Brendan Hansen, three days removed from a world record in the 100-meter breaststroke, claimed his second world record

By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. – WANT to know what it’s like to be Michael Phelps? If you’re swimming the 200 IM, you can coast to a

By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. AS the old saying goes, “What a difference a quadrennium makes.” Four years ago, Amanda Beard showed up in Indy, a long

By John Lohn LONG BEACH, Calif., July 11. THE anticipated 200 backstroke duel between Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps continued to shape up, with both men winning their preliminary heats

By Duncan Scott Long Beach, CA, July 11 – THE TOP four qualifiers for tonight’s semi-finals included lead seeds Natalie Coughlin, California Aquatics (First;::26.64; :55.23), Amanda Weir, Swim Atlanta (Second;