1999 Phillips 66 National Championships: Day 1 Finals
800 FREE WINNER MAY BE BARRED FROM PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS By Phillip Whitten Minneapolis, MN – South Africa’s Ryk Neethling cruised to an impressive victory in the men’s 800m freestyle
800 FREE WINNER MAY BE BARRED FROM PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS By Phillip Whitten Minneapolis, MN – South Africa’s Ryk Neethling cruised to an impressive victory in the men’s 800m freestyle
By Norm Frauenheim Winnipeg, Canada – Kaitlin Sandeno got to sing an encore Friday night. Her second trip to the medal stand’s step was as good as the first. Maybe
By Norm Frauenheim Winnipeg, Canada – Just when the United States needed to show a little fight, two fighters arrived. First, there was Karen Campbell, a black belt in tae-kwon-do.
By Norm Frauenheim Winnipeg, Canada – She stood on the medal stand’s top pedestal as if she never wanted to leave. The recorded national anthem was cut short. But she
At a Masters meet at the University of California, San Diego, July 24-25, Barbara Dunbar chopped 40 seconds off the world record for the women’s 50-54 1500m freestyle, clocking 20:22.69.
By Steve Thomas Last weekend, Australia’s top swimmers gathered for a low-key meet in Brisbane, following Aussie team camp. Despite swimming unrested and unshaved, several strong times were recorded in
Eight Masters world records were set at the Pacific Masters Championships in Santa Cruz, July 23-25. Eighty-five year-old Jean Durston led the way with four, plus an additional two national
By Norm Frauenheim Winnipeg, Canada – It was a day for records, dubious and dramatic. The drama belonged to Francisco Sanchez of Venezuela and Curtis Myden of Canada. The dubious
BEIJING, CHINA – Conflicting domestic schedules prompted China to pull 15 swimmers from the coming Pan Pacific Championships, state media said overnight, countering accusations that drug use was to blame.
The most venerable record in Masters swimming, which had remained untouched for almost 21 years, was finally broken on July 25. Swimming at the Maryland Masters Long Course Championships at