By John Lohn BARCELONA, July 22. SINCE the day he captured his first state championship — while in high school, back in 1997 — he was destined for greatness, considered
By Stephen J. Thomas BARCELONA, July 22. IT was a hot night in Barcelona and Michael Phelps added to the heat by blasting a new world record in the 200
BARCELONA, July 22. EIGHTEEN year-old Michael Phelps took his first major step toward winning six gold medals at the World Championships today by smashing his own global standard in the
BARCELONA, Spain, July 22. THE American men's water polo team lost a disappointing match to the Greeks today. The following is the summaries from today's games. GREECE 4, USA 2
NEW YORK, July 22. ESPN will broadcast an hour-and-a-half today in its ongoing US television coverage of the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. According to ESPN, the meet will
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, July 22. TWENTY-FIVE top individual distance swimmers from around the world will compete on Saturday, August 9, 2003 in one of the premier annual international marathon events–the
By Stephen J. Thomas BARCELONA, July 22. WORLD record-holder and reigning world champion, the phenomenal American 18-year-old Michael Phelps, made fast work of his first swim at this meet clocking
BARCELONA, July 19. SOME tourists could easily spend five hours shopping or eating along La Ramblas, but the five-plus hours the competitors in the 25-K spent in the water was
ATHENS, Georgia, July 21. SWIMATLANTA'S Amanda Weir, 17, cracked the US Girls 17-18 national age group record in the 100 meter freestyle last weekend at the Southern Sectional championship meet
By Stephen J. Thomas BARCELONA, July 21. FIRST the Aussies Matt Welsh in the 50m butterfly and Leisel Jones in the 100m breaststroke lowered world records. Then Japan's brilliant pocket