Forty-Three Named to US Olympic Team
BY Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. FORTY-THREE swimmers – 21 men and 22 women — were named to the 2004 US Olympic Swimming Team last night at the
US Olympic Coaching Staff Named; McKeever Becomes First Woman to Coach US Olympic Swim Team
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. THE US Olympic coaching staff was finalized tonight and it includes the first woman ever to serve on the US Olympic coaching
US Olympic Trials, Day 8 Finals: Jensen Wins 1500, Breaks American Record
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. MISSION Viejo's Larsen Jensen took the 1500 meters freestyle, the final event at the US Olympic Trials, with an American record 14:56.71. The old record,
With Poseidon As My Witness
by Tito Morales I did let up. With Poseidon as my witness, I did back off… For eight days now, I’ve been sitting in the stands of this mammoth temporary
US Olympic Trials, Day 8 Finals: Jenny, Kara Lynn Go 1-2 in the 50 Free
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. THE women's 50-meter freestyle followed the same script it has followed in every round: Jenny Thompson first, Kara Lynn Joyce second. The
Flash! Two Scratch 1500 meter Final, Chris Thompson In
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. LESS than two hours before tonight's 1500-meter freestyle final, two of the finalists have dropped out. Since one of the alternates had already left, the
Phelps Drops the 200 Back, Will Go for 8 Gold Medals in Athens
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. MICHAEL Phelps, teenage swimming superstar, made it official today: He will enter five individual events and as many as three relays at
Take Me Out to The Swim Meet, Take Me Out to the Crowd
by Lauren Weinstein LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14. COTTON candy and lemonade vendors stroll through the stands touting their goods, and advertisers’ logos line the perimeter of the pool deck.
US Olympic Trials, Day 7 Finals: Jenny, Kara Lynn Qualify 1-2 for Tomorrow’s 50 Free Final
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 13. AFTER the excitement of the men’s 50 free final, anything else would be anticlimactic. Still, the women’s 50 free semifinals brought their share of excitement
US Olympic Trials, Day 7 Finals: Gary Hall Busts a Move, Wins 50 Free in World-Leading 21.91
By Phillip Whitten LONG BEACH, Calif., July 13. AS Muhammad Ali demonstrated: if you’re going to talk the talk, you’d better be prepared to walk the walk (or, in the