London Out Of 2008 Olympic Bid

LONDON – The British Olympic Association (BOA) virtually ruled out a London bid for the 2008 Olympics, hoping, instead, to seek the 2012 Olympic Games. The BOA said that the

Births

Julie Overhouse-Farrell (swimming, 1976) and her husband, Todd, welcomed their daughters, Haley (February 1, 1996) and Taylor (July 29, 1997). Bruce Furniss (swimming, 1976) and his wife, Sharon, are the

Foschi Awarded $92,000

Swimming World has learned that distance ace Jessica Foschi was awarded $92,000 by United States Swimming in July 1996 “to help offset a portion of Jessica’s costs defending her right

Water Polo: Posillipo Of Italy Defends FINAL FOUR Title

From www.uswp.org ZAGREB, CROATIA – Posillipo of Naples, Italy, won its second consecutive LEN “Final Four” Championship with an 8-6 victory over Italian rival Pescara. Mladost of Zagreb defeated Volgograd

Troy To University of Florida

Gregg Troy, the long-time coach at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL has been named the new head women’s coach at the University of Florida. He replaces Kevin Thornton.

Monkey Business

Brooke Bennett has her pot-bellied pig, and now Gary Hall, Jr., has a his monkey. Sprint star Hall, 23, is the proud owner of Leroy, a 7-month-old Java macaque monkey.

Jeremy Knows Breaststroke

Everyone was surprised when Kristy Kowal won the 100m breaststroke at the World Championships in Perth – including Kristy. Everyone, that is, except American record holder Jeremy Linn. Before the

Earl Ellis Retires After 30 Years At UW

SEATTLE, WA – University of Washington swim coach Earl Ellis retires after a successful 30-year tenure with the Huskies. Ellis shares the distinction of having the longest tenure of any