By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. WITH only six-tenths of a second separating the eight finalists in the women’s 100 meter butterfly, the race was wide open. Any
By Sarah Tolar LONG BEACH, Calif., June 8. IT seems that we may have found the American equivalent of the Thorpe vs. Hackett rivalry: Phelps vs. Keller. Klete Keller slashed
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. NATALIE Coughlin breezed to the top seed in tomorrow’s final of the women’s 100-meter backstroke tonight at the US Olympic Trials in
by Tito Morales LONG BEACH, Calif., July 9. MAYBE Michael Phelps CAN change the face of competitive swimming. Heck, at the rate he's going maybe he can even save the
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. LESS than an hour after she qualified second in the 400 meter freestyle, Trojan Swim Club's Lindsay Benko withdrew from tonight's final.
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. THEY say that anything can happen at the US Olympic Trials and this morning, in the women’s 400m freestyle, that cliché was
By Sarah Tolar LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. THE men’s 100 backstroke, widely believed to be one of the most competitive events of the trials, gave none of the 16
INDIANAPOLIS – Natalie Coughlin, world record-holder in the 100-meter backstroke, has committed to swim in the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Oct. 7-11 in Conseco Fieldhouse. Coughlin’s entry, contingent
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. HOW much do swim suits really matter? Apparently, not as much as many swimmers believe. In this morning's prelims of the men's
By Tito Morales LONG BEACH, Calif., July 8. NO matter the price. No matter the pain. No matter the time. It's all about space. Space for only two swimmers per