Unusual Triple

Moldova’s Sergei Mariniuk, who has long trained at the Santa Clara Swim Club, swam a rare – if not unique – program of events at the World Championships in Perth.

Coach Schmidt Dies

On Feb. 3, William E. Schmidt, longtime coach of York YMCA in Pennsylvania, passed away at the age of 73. One of his former swimmers, Phyllis Beck, herself a coach

Jotchman Named ISHOF Chairman

Prominent businessman T. Denis Jotchman is the new chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Jotchman said he will continue to advance the mission

Otto Not Honored

FINA reportedly had planned to honor past Olympians in Perth, headlined by East Germany’s Kristin Otto, who attended the meet as a German reporter. However in the light of the

Kristy’s Winning Smile

When you got it, you got it! Kristy Kowal’s winning smile, broadcast around the world, resulted in an avalanche of email (over 400 letters), snail mail and several hundred phone

Update: Jim Toring Injury

From www.uswp.org I’m afraid the latest word is very bad. Doctors performed an EEG this afternoon and it came back “flatline.” What this means is that this test showed no

PREP SWIMMING: National Marks Fall to Finlay

by Keith Peters It’s rare when a high school athlete, in any sport, can actually plan to go after a record. Usually, those kind of performances are confined to championship

Pilczuk Parade

Bill Pilczuk, winner of the 50m free at the World Championships in Perth, was honored as the world’s fastest swimmer in a parade in his hometown of Cape May, NJ