WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW for July 24
By Phillip Whitten FUKUOKA, Japan, July 23. THIS is our preview of the events to be contested tomorrow, Tuesday, July 24, at the World Championships in Fukuoka. For more information
FINA Fails to Test for EPO at World Champs
By Craig Lord FUKUOKA, Japan, July 23. SWIMMERS are not being tested for one of the most commonly abused drugs in sport, erythropoietin (EPO), at the World Swimming Championships in
World Champs Day 2: Russia’s Sludnov Lowers WR Again in the 100 Breast; Anthony Ervin Takes the 50 Free
By Craig Lord FUKUOKA, Japan, July 23. IT was a night of celebration in Fukuoka, courtesy of a world record of 59.94 seconds by Roman Sloudnov, of Russia, in the
Gaby Rose, Dr. Ron Take 200 IM at Janet Evans Meet
LOS ANGELES, July 22. BEFORE becoming president, a certain former "leader of the Free World" toiled in Hollywood as an actor. Perhaps his most memorable line came in a movie
Coaching Giant George Haines Has Stroke
By Phillip Whitten July 23. GEORGE HAINES, selected by Swimming World as the greatest coach of the 20th century, has been stricken by a severe stroke. His daughter, Kerry Haines
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW for July 23
By Phillip Whitten FUKUOKA, Japan, July 22. THIS is our preview of the events to be contested tomorrow, July 23, at the World Championships in Fukuoka. For more information on
Thorpe Sets WR, Wins Two Gold on First Day of Competition at World Champs
By Craig Lord with Takahisa Ide FUKUOKA, Japan, July 22. THORPEMANIA spilled over on to the poolside at the World Championships in Fukuoka tonight as Ian Thorpe was greeted by
Rose Swims Oh-So-Sweet 200 Free on Day 3 of Janet Evans Meet
LOS ANGELES, July 21 — Gabrielle Rose always admired Jenny Thompson. Now she's beginning to swim like her. Rose, a 23-year-old Stanford graduate who helped lead the Cardinal to its
World Championships Preview for July 22
By Phillip Whitten FUKUOKA, Japan, July 21. THIS is the first of the previews we will provide each day for the next day’s events. There are only three finals on
Univ. of Nebraska Announces $8 Million Gift From Alltel, After Previously Denying It. ” Won’t Help Swim Team,” Spokesman Says
By Phillip Whitten THE University of Nebraska and Alltel Corporation announced a gift of $8 million from Alltel to the university’s athletic department yesterday, according to stories in The Lincoln