US Olympic Gold Medalists Hit Open Water

From USA Today: Olympic gold medalists Brooke Bennett and Tom Dolan are moving from the pool to salt water this weekend. Both will compete in the 10-kilometer division of the

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Brian Pearson was appointed head swimming and diving coach at Colorado College. Pearson served in an interim capacity during the 1998-99 season.

YMCA Nationals

Information provided by Joe Sandrin: Schroeder YMCA (WI) wins the combined title. Individual champions from Schroeder included Lindsey Highstrom (National Junior Team member) in the women’s 100 fly, and Mike

2004 Games

Five cities have made the final cut to host the Olympic Games in 2004: Athens, Buenos Aires, Capetown, Rome and Stockholm.

Popov Returns!

Olympic champion Alexander Popov told Swimming World last month he plans to compete at the Santa Clara International Invitational this summer.

Loveless No Longer

Lea Loveless and Erik Mauer, both 26, were wed on April 5 in Winnetka, IL. Loveless who plans to compete at the summer nationals, is the American record holder in

It’s A Wunder!

1996 Olympian Eric Wunderlich and tennis pro Ann Grossman, both 26, were engaged on Feb. 19. The fateful event took place at John’s Hamburger Restaurant in Oklahoma City, where Grossman

Popov Gets Married

“The Russian Rocket” Alexander Popov and Daria Shmeloyova were married last week. Shmeloyova was a finalist in the individual medley at the Atlanta Olympics.

Aoyama Breaks Hyman’s Record

In Tokyo last Friday, Japan’s Ayari Aoyama set a short-course world record in the 100m butterfly with a time of 58.24 seconds. The 15-year-old Aoyama knocked 0.05 seconds off the