Pickering Cracks 2 Minutes in the 200 at British Super Grand Prix Day One03 June 2001MANCHESTER, England, June 2. THE BRITISH Swimming Federation hired veteran Australian Bill Sweetenham last year following a dismal Olympics showing as national team coach with the express purpose of "toughening up" their elite swimmers and making them more competitive internationally. If results fro...
Read moreBeijing Olympians Bronte Barratt And Patrick Murphy Welcome Son William To Australia's Lovers Lanes28 May 2020Olympic golden girl Bronte Barratt and her 2008 Australian Beijing teammate and bronze medallist Patrick Murphy have welcomed the arrival of their first-born son William Oswald, to swimming's lovers lanes. Triple Olympian Barratt gave birth to the couple’s healthy baby boy in Brisbane this week with...
Duncan, Whitehead Star on Day Five of British Trials28 July 2000SHEFFIELD, England. July 29. Helen Don Duncan and Adam Whitehead turned in sparkling times on the fifth day of the British Olympic Trials at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Duncan took the women's 200 meter backstroke in 2:11.25, beating out Joanna Fargus at 2:12.10, but it wasn't easy. Sarah Pric...
Euro SC Champs: Sweden's Emma Igelstrom Equals World Record in 50m Breaststroke13 December 2001By Craig Lord ANTWERP, BELGIUM, Dec 13. EMMA Igelstrom, of Sweden, made swimming history on the first day of the European short-course championships when she equaled the world record over 50 metres breaststroke, in 30.56sec, to join China's Xue Luo and Wei Li. The Swede's effort made this th...
Three British Records Fall at World Champs Trials15 April 2001MANCHESTER, England. April 14. THREE British national records and a Commonwealth mark were broken on the fifth day of the British National Championships in Manchester. The meet also is serving as the selection meet for this summer's World Championships in Japan. James Gibson set th Commonwealth/...
Four European Records Fall, Moravcova Steals the Show and Klochkova Upset on Final Day of Euro SC Champs16 December 2001By Craig Lord ANTWERP, Belgium, Dec. 16. MARTINA Moravcova, trained in the US and racing for Slovakia, stole the show on the final day of the European Short Course Championships with a fifth successive victory in the 200m freestyle. Her longing for longevity and determination to keep the 200 meters ...
Read more1Duncan Scott Named Scotland Flag Bearer For Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony15 April 201820-year-old Duncan Scott of Scotland was selected by Scottish team management to be the flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He had the biggest medal haul by a male swimmer at the Games last week in Australia. Scott picked up six total medals, including a gold in the ...
Germany's Rupprath Breaks 100 Fly Short Course WR14 December 2001By Craig Lord ANTWERP, Belgium, Dec 14. THE first sub 50-second 100 meter fly swim is in sight! Asked how much pain he felt, Thomas Rupprath, of Germany, found the strength to smile and murmur "too much" after he had clocked a world record of 50.26 seconds to beat the man who had held the standard a...