By Phillip Whitten DUBLIN, Ireland, December 14. HOLLAND'S Pieter van den Hoogenband, who won gold in the 100 meter free yesterday while just missing the WR, took the first step

BEAVERTON, Ore, December 13. AFTER facing some excellent competition from Germany and France for most of the first day of finals at the Jr. International Championships, the NCSA Jr. National

By John Lohn BALTIMORE, Maryland, December 13. CONSIDERING his summer exploits – all those world titles and record-breaking swims – it's a tough task to upstage the incomparable Michael Phelps.

By Phillip Whitten DUBLIN, Ireland, December 13. IN a shocking turn of events here in Dublin, Britain's James Gibson, the world long course champion in the 50 meter breaststroke, was

CANBERRA, Australia, December 12. GREG Hodge, Australian Swimming's National High Performance Director, has stepped down from his post "for the good of the Australian team," according to a story in

BEAVERTON, Ore, December 12. THE International Jr. Short Course Championships, hosted by the Tualatin Hills Swim Club, gets underway today. Teams from Germany, France, Ecuador, Canada and from across the

By Phillip Whitten DUBLIN, Ireland, December 12. JUST over a year ago, All American Boy, Michael Cavic, graced the cover of Swimming World after his selection as "High School Swimmer

DUBLIN, Ireland, December 12. THE Euro Short Course Championships went Dutch during second day prelims this morning in Dublin, with swimmers from the Netherlands occupying the top spot in three

By Phillip Whitten DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 11. THERE are several major swimming powers in Europe, with Germany, Russia, Italy and a resurgent Great Britain coming immediately to mind. But it