Hoogie, Inky Shine At Dutch Nationals

By Phil Whitten Dutch Olympic hopefuls Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge De Bruijn turned in some awe-inspiring times at the poorly-reported Dutch National Long Course Winter Championships last month

Torres, Davis Switch Clubs

By Phillip Whitten U.S. Olympic hopefuls Dara Torres, 32, and Byron Davis, 29, have switched clubs as they prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials. Torres, who won relay gold medals

Van Dyken Recovering From Surgery

By Phillip Whitten 1996 U.S. Olympic hero Amy Van Dyken underwent successful shoulder surgery today in Denver to remove excess scar tissue around her right rotator cuff. The surgery was

China Dominates First Day of World Cup IV

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Chinese swimmers dominated the first day of a World Cup short-course event on Tuesday, winning 13 races to leave the United States, Hungary, Mexico and Canada with

Swimming Runs In The Muhammad Family

Ajeenah Muhammad, 16-year old swimmer for Atlanta’s Dolphins swim team became a double National Junior qualifier last month at the Woodie B. Malone Meet held at the Dynamo Swim Club

IOC Pays High Price To Look Good: Part 2 of 2

“The IOC would have appeared to have not been transparent had we not answered the phones during the first five months,” Mr. Servan-Schreiber says. “Hill & Knowlton are giving us

Frost Named Aussie Coach of the Year

By Phillip Whitten Doug Frost, coach of teen swim sensation Ian Thorpe, was named Australian “Coach of the Year” to the surprise of almost nobody. Frost has coached Thorpe, known

Marathon Legend Dies

Australian marathon swimming legend Des Renford died in Sydney on December 30 at the age of 72. Renford, who had fought heart disease for some years, experienced a heart attack