Sievinen is back!!!!

1996 Olympic silver medalist Jani Sievinen made a winning return to international competition after a disastrous Olympic Games. The Finn took three months off after the Olympics where he settled

Human Torpedo Gets the Flu Bug

“The Human Torpedo” Denis Pankratov and some of his Russian teammates are battling a flu epidemic at a training camp near Moscow as they prepare for the World Cup in

Money Matters

Brooke Bennett, 16, the Olympic 800m freestyle champion, has decided to forego her high school and college eligibility in order to accept the $65,000 in prize money she won in

China Wants Taller Male Swimmers

From the Liberation Army Daily: China’s male swimmers, who have never won any Olympic medals, will be looking for taller swimmers in the future. Chinese male swimmers have never matched

Gold Medal Drought!

The last time a US Olympic Water polo team won an Olympic gold medal was back in the 1904 Olympics. The US was the only country competing—with 3 teams.

Another Pan-Pacific Championships?

From FINA Masters News (David Tree): Yes! There is another Pan-Pacific Championships. For Masters swimmers in the Pacific Region, the major fixture for 1997 will undoubtedly be the Pan Pacific

International Swimming Hall of Fame

Olympic champions, past and present, were inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Honorees include swimmers Mike Barrowman, Matt Biondi, Ellie Daniel, Kim Linehan,