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VALETTA, Malta, July 8. IF Anthony Ervin is he "next Alex Popov," who's the next Anthony Ervin? How about Croatia's Duje Draganja. The 18-year-old Croat, playfully dubbed the "swimming Goran Ivansevic" by teammates in honor of the latter's victory at Wimbledon, won his second and third g...

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia, February 6. ONE of the most prestigious sport awards ceremonies is moving from South America to southeast Asia next month, as Brazil pulls out of hosting duties for the Laureus World Sports Awards. The gala will now be held in Kuala Lampur, the capital city of the island coun...

AUG. 13. ALESSIO Boggiatto was in a quandry. The Italian medley specialist, who struck gold in the 400 IM at last month's World Championships in Fukuoka for his first major international title, so loved his precious bauble he decided he needed a matching medal. But where to get it? The next Worl...

By Stephen Thomas CANBERRA, Australia. GENNADI TOURETSKI, coach of four time Olympic gold medalist, Alex Popov, and dual Sydney Olympic gold medalist, Michael Klim. had his home robbed on March 31 of valuable items including a safe containing priceless swimming medals given to him by the two swimmer...

By Phillip Whitten SYDNEY, Feb 26. LOOK out Lenny, 'cause here come Da Thorpedo! Yes, folks, you read that right. Australia's 19 year-old Boy Wonder, Ian Thorpe, is seriously entertaining the idea of expanding his swimming horizons and entering the backstroke in a bid to win a record seven g...

Divers from a total nine nations – Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Romania– occupied the podium at the sixth stop of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2015, held in Bolzano (ITA) on July 3-5. Wei Zhong of China significantly progressed from his third place at last leg i...

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 31. THE college swimming and diving season is now over in the United States, and the final championship meet provided some major drama in the pool. Elsewhere in the U.S., teenagers were breaking big records to make statements before they step onto college campuses next fall....

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Australian swimmer Scott Miller, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics, is contesting an allegation of drug-taking, his lawyer said. Australian media said Miller had failed a drug test for marijuana. ``It was a test made some months ago when he was out of training with a sh...

By Ian Hanson OSAKA, may 20. RISING Australian swimming star Leigh McBean will take another major step towards realising his sporting dreams when he dives into the Osaka Pool tomorrow on day one of the 2001 East Asian Games. McBean, 19, has been one of Australian Swimming’s quiet achievers in his qu...

Organizers of the 1998 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September, are taking a rather tough stand on illegal drugs. Any athlete caught in the possession of illegal drugs will face the death penalty. Tunku Maziah Mukhtar, a Games official, pledged there would "no compromis...

By John Lingard SYDNEY, May 9. ATLANTA Olympic bronze medal backstroker, Stephen Dewick, has become the first Australian swimmer to consider turning to the courts over the controversial new bodysuits. Dewick, who is not a member of Australia's shadow Olympic squad,last night warned that unless h...

By David Mason and Belinda Dennett BRISBANE, QLD., Australia. March 21. HISTORY was once again rewritten tonight at the 2002 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships when Ian Thorpe became the first man to win back-to-back 100m, 200m and 400m trebles. Last year he joined John Konrads as the only ma...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, February 26. MISSY Franklin will represent aquatic sports next month at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards, nominated in the Sportswoman of the Year category. Three swimmers will compete for the World Sportsperson of the Year With a Disability award after strong performanc...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 24. CHINA completed a sweep, pocketing the eight gold medals on offer at the second meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, taking place in Rostock (GER) from February 21-23. Other nations climbing the podium in Rostock were Germany, France, Australia, Ukraine, Mexic...

China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia were the four nations climbing on the first step of the podium this weekend in Kuala Lumpur (MAS), where the sixth leg of the annual FINA Diving Grand Prix was taking place from October 27-29. The host country claimed victory in the women's 10m synchronised event wit...

GUANAJUATO, Mexico, May 19. THE fifth stop of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, held in Guanajuato (MEX) on May 15-18, was a show of strength by China and Mexico: the two diving powerhouses climbed the podium a total 11 times. The locals pocketed three titles – the men’s 3m springboard, the men's and...

By Stephen J. Thomas PERTH, Australia, Jan. 30. AUSTRALIAN Olympic and world champion, Bill Kirby has announced his retirement from international swimming after nine years as a regular member of the Australian National Swimming Team. In a successful career, Kirby was part of six world record relay t...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 26. MISSY Franklin capped off an incredible week by accepting the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award during a star-studded ceremony in Malaysia tonight. “Oh my gosh,” said the nine-time world champion upon accepting the award. “I don’t know what I’m doing here....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23. AMERICAN teenager Missy Franklin, the first woman swimmer in history to win six gold medals at a single World Championships, at the age of just 18, is the latest global sports star to confirm attendance at the Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier honours event on the inte...