(courtesy of the US Olympic Committee) COLORADO SPINGS, Colo., April 26. THE United States Olympic Committee has been informed that Hal Haig Prieste, America's oldest Olympian and the world's oldest
LAWRENCE, Kan., April 26. EMBATTLED Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick tendered his resignation today, according to a story on the Associated Press wire. The athletic director for the last 14
(The following Call to Action is adapted from Editor Phillip Whitten's "Editor's Note" in both the May/June issue of SWIM and the May issue of SWIMMING WORLD.) By Phillip Whitten
By Phillip Whitten INDIANAPOLIS. April 26. THE NCAA is likely to approve a measure this week that would allow college athletes to accept prize money for their performances in the
By Phillip Whitten COLORADO SPRINGS, April 25. SKIP Gilbert, USA Swimming's Assistant Executive Director for Marketing and Business Development, will be leaving the organization at the end of May, according
LOS ANGELES, April 25. OLYMPIAN Kaitlin Sandeno, the nation's most sought-after high school senior, made her college decision yesterday, signing a letter of intent with the University of Southern California.
By Jenny Keens LOS ANGELES, April 25. "SWIM with Mike," USC's annual fund-raiser for physically challenged former athletes, surpassed the $3 million mark last weekend. The unique event, which was
By Phillip Whitten MANHATTAN, Kansas. April 24. THE Men's Swimming and Diving Task Force at The University of Kansas presented its case for reinstatement of men's swimming & diving and
By Betsy Durrant April 24. FORTY YEAR-OLD Beth (O'Connor) Baker has been ripping up the record book in the women's 40-44 age group of late, smashing records considered some of
By Ian Hanson MORWELL, Victoria, Australia. April 24. ONE of Australian Swimming’s rising stars, City of Perth’s Travis Nederpelt, completed a golden treble when he won the five kilometer open