LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 1. FINA, swimming's internation al governing body, issued a "clarification" regarding its treatment of swimmers suspended for more than two years following the federation's adoption of a
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 30. TWO Ukranian swimmers tested positive in major meets this summer and have been given two-year suspensions by FINA. Natalia Khudyakova, 18, and Yuliya Pidlisna, 16, both
ATHENS, Greece, September 30. THE 2004 Paralympic Games Chefs de Mission Seminar was concluded successfully at the Caravel Divani Hotel, with a record turnout of 200 representatives from 70 countries
By James Knight LAKE TAHOE, Calif., September 30. LAURA Colette, 39, a member of the South End Rowing Club in San Francisco, completed a solo swim of Lake Tahoe —
SAN Jose, California, October 1. beRecruited.com and SwimInfo.com have announced a partnership between two of the premier swimming communities on the web. beRecruited.com is the internet’s largest college recruiting service
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, September 29. FORTY swimmers from across the country have been selected to the 2004 National Junior Team by USA Swimming, the National Governing body for the sport
By Kevin Milak SANTOS, Brazil, September 29, THIAGO Pereira set a Championship record in the men’s 200 IM on the final night of Brazilian Nationals this past weekend in Santos.
ROCHESTER, NY, September 29. WENDY Wyland VanDerWoude, an Olympic bronze medalist diver at the 1984 Los Angeles Games and a 1982 World Champion, died Saturday. She was 38. Wyland, who
By Phillip Whitten MIAMI, Florida, September 29. WHOEVER said that quadruple Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall, Jr. lacks ambition apparently has never talked with the sprinting great. In the last
By Phillip Whitten Note: Last week, Olympic champion Claudia Poll became the first prominent swimmer to have a four-year ban cut in half by FINA. Poll tested positive for norandrosterone