BERLIN, Germany, June 5. FRANZI Van Almsick, Germany's most popular personality, has been quiet of late. But today — when it counted — the 26 year-old superstar showed that, come

BERLIN, June 4. JANINE Pietsch and Helga Meeuw provided the two surprises on the first day of the German Nationals and Olympic Trials in Berlin. Pietsch, a 22 year-old from

By Peter Andersen RICCIONE, Italy, June 4. IN stark contrast with yesterday when no world records were broken, eight global marks fell today, the second day of competition at the

By Nicole Leffer WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 5. IT was a race to the finish and depth that decided the fate of the 2004 North Coast Swimming and Diving Championships

By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, June 5. MANY of our readers have sent e-mail messages asking why we hadn't posted any results yet from the FINA World Masters Championships in Riccione,

By Peter Andersen RICCIONE, Italy, June 5. AMERICANS won the 800 meter freestyle in at least seven age groups to dominate the first day of competition on Thursday, June 3,

By Nicole Leffer PALO ALTO, Calif., June 5. IT seemed the scoreboard was permanently set to display two high schools’ names at the California Central Coast 2004 Boys and Girls

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 3. MONACO may be the gambling capital of Europe, but if you found yourselfd in the tiny principality today, you would have been well advised to