By Josh Jeffrey RAVENNA, Italy, April 17. ITALY held its national championships, which doubled as the World Championship Trials, earlier this month in Ravenna, near Bologna on the Adriatic coast.

By Josh Jeffrey MADRID, April 16. SPAIN, host country of this summer's World Championship meet, held its National Championships April 10th-13th in Madrid. Spanish crowds have always been able to

SAINT ETIENNE, France, April 16, ATTN: MICHAEL PHELPS That gold medal you figured is yours for the taking in the 200 butterfly this summer at Barcelona? The one that you

SAINT ETIENNE, France, April 15. A host of national records — including a pair of 1500 meter freestyle marks by Romania's Sylvia Paduraru and France's Laure Manaudou — highlighted the

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15. FORMER United States Olympic Committee (USOC) President and International Olympic Committee Vice President Robert H. Helmick died this morning in Des Moines, Iowa, at the

SAINT ETIENNE, FRANCE, April 14. KING Peter showed up but Inky stayed home on Day 2 of the French Nationals, which are doubling as that nation's World Championship Trials. Holland's

By Josh Jeffrey DURBAN South Africa, April 14. ALENA Popchanka, Ryk Neethling, and Roland Schoeman set the pool alight last week at the South African National Swimming Championships, held March

By Erik Hankin MIAMI, Fla., April 14. WITH drowning the number one cause of childhood fatalities in Miami Dade County, the Nadadores of South Florida Masters Swim Team is doing

SAINT ETIENNE, FRANCE, April 13. SOME fast swims by a pair of American-trained male collegians and a world-leading women's 400 free highlighted Day 1 of the French Nationals/World Championship Trials