University of Tennessee won its first Dallas Morning News Swimming and Diving Classic title at the Perkins Natatorium on the SMU campus. The 2nd ranked Volunteers tallied 332 points to
Michael Johnson, the first man to sweep the Olympic 200m and 400m in Track and Field, has accomplished another first, by winning the Jesse Owens International Award again. In winning
World Male Swimmer of the Year Alexander Popov 89 Denis Pankratov 22 Tom Dolan 19 Jeff Rouse 18 Gary Hall Jr. 17 World Female Swimmer of the Year Amy Van
From the Liberation Army Daily: China’s male swimmers, who have never won any Olympic medals, will be looking for taller swimmers in the future. Chinese male swimmers have never matched
The last time a US Olympic Water polo team won an Olympic gold medal was back in the 1904 Olympics. The US was the only country competing—with 3 teams.
From FINA Masters News (David Tree): Yes! There is another Pan-Pacific Championships. For Masters swimmers in the Pacific Region, the major fixture for 1997 will undoubtedly be the Pan Pacific
Olympic champions, past and present, were inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Honorees include swimmers Mike Barrowman, Matt Biondi, Ellie Daniel, Kim Linehan,
Top players in the Italian Pro Water Polo League routinely make $300,000+ a year.
The Chinese women struck gold in eight of the nine events. Surprisingly, the Chinese men also swam extremely well. Granted, the competition took place in Beijing, China, but their performances
1994 World Championship bronze medalist in the 50m freestyle, Raimundas Mazuolis of Lithuania has quit swimming due to medical reasons. Mazuolis underwent foot surgery for bone excrescence last fall. The