Kerr-McGee Corporation Elite Pro-Am Preview

This is the only professional swim meet in the U.S. $28,000 in cash will be awarded; $3,300 in prizes will also be up for grabs. The meet starts on December

Amy Van Dyken in the hunt for the Sullivan Award

Olympians Michael Johnson, Amy Van Dyken and golfer Tiger Woods are among 42 nominees for the 67th Sullivan Award, given annually to the top American amateur athlete. Ten finalists will

Did You Know?

In 1991, Las Vegas Gold Swim Club offered a $100,000 bonus for anyone American setting a world record on U.S. soil.

UCLA Wins Back To Back National Titles

UCLA exploded for 6 1st-quarter goals and held off a late USC rally to defend its national title at the 1996 NCAA Water Polo Championships, hosted by UC San Diego.

Salmeen Named Rhodes Scholar

Annette Salmeen, a senior chemistry major at UCLA and a member of the 1996 US Olympic Team, was one of 32 American college students named as Rhodes Scholars for 1997.

Russian Swimming

From Reuter’s News Service – Viktor Avdiyenko, who coached the “human torpedo” Denis Pankratov to 2 Olympic gold medals in Atlanta, has been appointed senior trainer of the Russian swim

Did You Know?

Tom Jager has won a total of 5 Olympic gold medals: the 400m freestyle relay, the 400m medley relay at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and the 400m freestyle relay

Hat Trick for Perkins?

Australian superstar Kieren Perkins, the Olympic 1500m freestyle champion at Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996, will go for a third title at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Fraser Hospitalized

From Reuter’s News Service – Four time Olympic Gold medalist Dwan Fraser, of Ausralia, admitted herself into a hospital in New South Wales on Saturday suffering from chest pains. She

HYMAN SETS WORLD FLY RECORD

American Misty Hyman, 17, smashed the world record in the 100 meter butterfly (short course) today at the Canadian Open Swimming Championships in Quebec City. Using her patented underwater start