SANTIAGO, Chile, January 2. FELIZ Año Nuevo, everyone! Happy New Year! We celebrated the beginning of 2004 two hours before the U.S. east coast did, but we thought of you

LONDON, January 1. BRITISH swimmers Katy Sexton and James Gibson were among 35 athletes receiving MBEs (Order of the British Empire, Member) in the annual New Year's honors. Sexton, 18,

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., January 1. 2003 is in the books, but the U.S. men's water polo team will be kicking off 2004 in fine fashion this weekend at the NorAm

PHOENIX, January 1. THE staff, correspondents and contributors of SwimInfo.com, Swimming World, SWIM,, and Swimming Technique would like to wish all our readers around the world a Happy New Year!

CAIRO, Egypt, December 31. AL Dodson, who has spent 35 of his 37 years in coaching in Connecticut, has been appointed Head Coach of the Egyptian Swimming Federation National Team.

COLORADO SPRINGS, December 31. THE U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced yesterday that track and field sprint champion Kelli White and six other American athletes have tested positive for banned, performance-enhancing

ATHENS, Greece, December 31. NEXT year's Athens Games are on track, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge yesterday, but organizers of the 2004 Olympics face "tough days" in

SANTIAGO, Chile, December 29. HOLA again! First of all, we must say that Swim Team USA did extremely well yesterday. Counting Juniors, Open and Masters age groups we tallied a

DAPHNE, Alabama, December 28. SWIMMING superstar Michael Phelps was named male Athlete of the Year by the United States Sports Academy on December 24. Phelps was honored as Swimmer of