Sweden's Glen Christiansen Sets Two Masters World Records24 February 2002HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 23. SWEDEN'S Glen Christiansen smashed two Masters world records for men 45-49 within a space of 15 minutes in a short course meters Masters meet in Hamburg, Germany today. Chrsitiansen, 45, who works as a coach in Hamburg, began by clocking 30.63 for the 50 meter breastst...
Read moreMASTERS SWIMMER SWIMS IN FOUR DECADES OF OLYMPIC TRIALS20 April 2000By Phillip Whitten The achievements of Masters swimmers in their mid-thirties, and even early forties, are impressive, indeed. This year an unprecedented number of thirtysomething Masters will be participating at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. But one Swedish Masters swimmer has compiled a...
Support Pours In From Around the World11 September 2001By Phillip Whitten Sept. 11. Another day that will live in Infamy. As the news of the despicable and cowardly terrorist attacks today spread around the world, phone calls and e-mail letters of support came pouring in from our swimming friends from almost every corner of the globe: from Australia, Eu...
...And Another Four (WRs) Bite the Dust on Day 3 of Euro Masters Champs06 July 2001PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain. July 5. THE rain in Spain may stay mainly on the plain, but you can't convince any of the visitors to sunny Mallorca of that dubious claim. It' been raining records here at the European Masters Swimming Championships on this Mediterranean vacation island. The cream ...
Emma Igelstrom Sets Euro Mark in 100m Breast at Swedish Nationals17 March 2002GOTEBORG, Sweden, March 17. EMMA Igelstrom completed a remarkable performance at the Swedish Short Course Championships in Goteborg today, by breaking her own European record in the women's 100 meter breaststroke. Igelstrom split 31.32 on her way to a final time of 1:05.93, making her the first ...