US Olympic Diver Wendy Wyland Dies at 38
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
The Race Club Has Big Plans: To Transform the Sport of Swimming
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
EXCLUSIVE! Claudia Poll Speaks Out
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
Germany’s Franzi van Almsick Slams Reduced Doping Bans
BY Phillip Whitten HAMBURG, Germany, September 26. GERMANY'S Franzi van Almsick criticized reduced bans for drug cheats today after FINA cut a four-year ban on Costa Rica's Claudia Poll and
Rigamonti Leaves SMU to Train in Switzerland
By Phillip Whitten DALLAS, September 26. IN a surprise move, Swiss distance star Flavia Rigamonti, 22, a likely medal contender at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has withdrawn from Southern Methodist
Bruno Bonfim Wins Second Title At Brazilian Nationals
SANTOS, Brazil, September 27, BRUNO Bonfim continued his distance dominance at Brazilian Nationals winning the men’s 1500 free, in addition to his earlier victory in the 800 free. Bonfim, setting
Auburn’s Men’s and Women’s National Championship Teams Honored
AUBURN, Ala, September 27. AUBURN'S 2003 NCAA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championship teams were honored Friday afternoon in a ceremony at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. The
Gerasimenya’s Ban Reduced to Two Years
By Phillip Whitten MINSK, Belarus, September 26. FINA, swimming's international governing body, reduced the ban on 17 year-old Belarussian sprint champion, Alexandra Gerasimenya, from four years to two today. In
Veteran Romero Leads the Way At Brazilian Nationals
SANTOS, Brazil, September 26, THE biggest individual win on day two of Brazilian Nationals was Rogerio Aoki Romero in the men’s 200 meter backstroke. Romero, 34, took the final in
Men’s NCAA Water Polo: Stanford Spanks BYU-Hawaii, 16-8
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 24. IT doesn't pay to make the Cardinal mad. Coach John Vargas' Stanford Cardinal, double-defnding NCAA men's water polo champs but 10-9 losers in sudden-death overtime to