By Phillip Whitten 3-meter diving COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. YESTERDAY Alabama’s Lane Bassham qualified first in the one-meter diving, only to get nicked in the final. Tonight she made
By Phillip Whitten 100 meter backstroke COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. WHEN she won the 100 fly, Cal’s Natalie Coughlin became only the seventh person to win the same event
By Phillip Whitten 100 meter breaststroke COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. BEFORE the evening session I spoke with Stanford coach Richard Quick. “Straight-up, coach,” I said. “is Tara going to
By Phillip Whitten 200 meter freestyle COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. LAST year Auburn’s Heather Kemp and North Carolina’s Jessi Perruquet tied for the title in the 200 free. Tonight
By Phillip Whitten 100 meter butterfly COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. WHICH Natalie would show up for the 100 fly?. For three sessions here, Cal’s Natalie Coughlin had been less
By Phillip Whitten 400 meter individual medley COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. THE 400 IM figured to be a battle among USC’s Kaitlin Sandeno, Arizona’s Emily Mason and Auburn’s Kirsty
By Phillip Whitten 200 meter medley relay COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. DAY Two of the Women’s NCAA Division I Championships is under way now after a stunningly beautiful, crystal-clear
ST. PETERS, MO., March 18. THE drive for 25 is alive (with apologies to Muhammad Ali). Kenyon College's mighty Lords' men's swimming and diving team, winners of the last 24
By Phillip Whitten 100 meter backstroke COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. There are six heats in the 100 back, with WR-holder Natalie Coughlin the top seed. Heat 1: Michigan frosh
By Phillip Whitten 100 meter breaststroke COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. There are only five heats in the 100 breast, with Stanford’s Tara Kirk a strong favorite to qualify first,