Bob Bowman Named ASCA “Coach of the Year”
By Phillip Whitten NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7. NORTH Baltimore Aquatics Club coach Bob Bowman was presented with the coveted "Coach of the Year" award at the annual convention of the
Italian Men, Spanish Women Lead After Day 2 of Med Games
TUNIS, Tunisia, Sept. 5. TWO newcomers to the rarified ranks of the gold medal podium position and a veteran European champion were the newsmakers on Day 2 of the Mediterranean
International Roundup: Records Fall at Med Games; Talbot Hangs It Up
TUNIS, Tunisia, Sept. 3. AGELESS 31-year-old French butterflyer Franck Esposito, Italian freestyle star Emiliano Brembilla and Spanish flyer Mireia Garcia were the record setters on Day 1 of the XIVth
Sharkfest That DOESN’T Live Up To Its Name
Here are a few photos from a swimmers view of those about to participate in the ALCATRAZ SHARKFEST swim (in SF Bay) sponsored by Envirosports on Sunday July 29,2001. At
Goodwill Gold Medal Round: Aussies Sweep
BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3rd, 2001. AUSTRALIA swept to victory in the gold medal round of both the men's and women's team competition at the Goodwill Games, delighting a capacity crowd
Goodwill Bronze Medal Round: Euro Women, USA Men Win
BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3. THE European women All-Stars and the USA men both scored substantial victories in the bronze medal round of the Goodwill Games today. The European women dumped
Aussie Men on Top of the World, 101-47; US Stomps Europe, 103-46
BRISBANE, Sept. 2. THE powerful Australian men's team toyed with the World All-Stars, winning 12 of 17 events and taking the meet 101-47. The US men were slightly more dominant
Aussie Women Pip Europe, 76-73 at Goodwill Games; USA Whomps World, 100-49
BRISBANE, Sept. 1. IN the closest — and fastest — dual meet to-date at the 2001 Goodwill Games, Australia's women just got by a determined European team 76-73. Meanwhile, the
FINA Finally Approves EPO Blood Test
BRISBANE, Aug 31. SWIMMING'S world governing body FINA has finally approved the use of blood tests to detect erythropoietin (EPO), one of the most dangerous banned drugs in sport. The
Goodwill Games: Aussie Men Drub Euros, 113-35; World Squeaks by USA
BRISBANE, Aug. 31. THE undefeated Aussie men put a whuppin' on a badly undermanned European All-Stars team, lashing them into submission 113-35. In the second dual meet, the US men