LISBON, Portugal, July 25. FOUR European Junior records were broken at the recently-concluded European Junior Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. Germany's Paul Biedermann was the only man to set a record
MANCHESTER, England, UK, July 25. DARREN Mew, James Gibson, Gregor Tait and David Davies all turned in sparkling times at the British National Championships, held in Manchester, July 16-19. But
STOCKHOLM, July 24. LAST weekend's National Championships were the final opportunity to qualify for the Swedish national team that will compete in Athens. Before the meet 12 swimmers had already
New York, NY., July 23. FORMER Olympic gold medalists Rowdy Gaines and Janet Evans modeled U.S. team colors during the first public release of the official Speedo Fastskin (FSII) Red
By Stephen J. Thomas SYDNEY, Australia, July 22. AT the World Championships in Barcelona last year, Germany’s Antje Buschschulte won her first individual Championship gold, taking the 100m backstroke. However,
Written by Organizing Committee member Jennifer L. Pieper At first glance, it would seem hard to make a connection between swimming phenom Michael Phelps and historic inventor Thomas Edison. But
SAVANNAH, Georgia, July 22. SAVANNAH College of Art and Design (SCAD) men’s and women’s swimming coach Scott Rabalais announced the signing today of 15 swimmers – 10 men and five
PHOENIX, Ariz. July 21. GARY Hall JR. is the oldest male swimmer since 1924 to represent the USA in the Olympic Games. Gary, who will turn 30 on September 26th
By Phillip Whitten TORONTO, July 21. FIRST there was Mark Foster of England. Now it's Canada's Kurtis MacGillivary. Last month, four-time British Olympian lost his appeal after he won the
By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, July 21. THOUGH the public controversy over the future of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) and its embattled President, Dr. Sam Freas, has settled