Santa Clara Pool To Be Named for George Haines

By Phillip Whitten SANTA CLARA, May 24. The City Council of Santa Clara unanimously passed a resolution last night renaming the Santa Clara International Swim Center in honor of coaching

Japanese Swim Star Left Off Olympic Team

By Phillip Whitten May 24. SUZU Chiba, one of Japan's brightest Olympic medal hopefuls, has inexplicably been left off the Japanese Olympic Team, a move that has swimming experts around

IOC Drug Czar Offers Resignation

By Stephen Wilson AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 24. PRINCE Alexandre de Merode has offered his resignation as chairman of the IOC's medical commission after more than

Sprinters Rule on First Day of Barcelona Meet

BARCELONA, May 23. Sprinters ruled the first day of competition at the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, the second stop on the Mare Nostrum circuit. Cuban Olympic silver medalist Rodolfo

Dara, Jenny Shine in Arizona Sun

By Phillip Whitten TEMPE, AZ. Shrugging off 107-degree temperatures. and in the midst of hard training, former teammates Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson sparkled in the desert heat, exchanging victories

Coughlin Sets Two National High School Marks

IN the final meet of her high school career, Cardondolet High School senior, Natalie Coughlin, set two national independent school marks this weekend at the North Coast Sectional CIF meet.

Chinese Swimmers Stumble at Olympic Trials

May 22, JINAN. CHINA'S swimming federation and Olympic Committee have been insisting for months that they have been cracking down on illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Judging by the results at the

Kovacs, De Bruijn Shine at Monte Carlo

MONTE CARLO, May 21. HUNGARY'S Agnes Kovacs took the 50 and 200 breaststroke today, setting a European record in the 50, to complete her sweep of the breaststroke events at