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Ironically it was a judge who overrode the time-keepers to deny Sydney boy John Davies of an Olympic bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1948 Games in London. Davies first won a NSW swimming championship in 1946 at the old Manly Baths – destroyed by the storms of 1974 – and was discovered a...

On November 21, John deBarbadillo died in York, PA at the age of 91. DeBarbadillo was one of the last pioneers of competitive swimming in the United States. The following brief biography was written by his son: "JOHN deBarbadillo joined the York, PA, YMCA in 1930 as an assistant in the youth departm...

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, May 12. THE longtime czar of Minnesota Golden Gopher swimming is now a Hoosier as Indiana Athletics will announce that Dennis Dale has been hired in a prominent role on the IU coaching staff for the men's and women's team. With Dale no longer being welcome at Minnesota Swimming...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 21. THE aquatics community is mourning the passing of former Michigan swimmer and high school coach Matthew Mann III, who died peacefully on June 11 in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Mich., with family at his side. Mann is the son of the legendary Matt Mann II, who guided the U...

It is with great sadness and deep regret that we report the loss of one of our greatest Masters swimmers. Jayne Lambke of the St. Petersburg Masters (FLA) passed away last Saturday night after suffering from internal bleeding complications following spinal surgery. She was 61. Lambke was not only an...

1959 Michigan Team Still "The Greatest of 'Em All" For overall strength as well as balance in all the strokes, distances and diving, no team in history has ever dominated the men’s NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships like the 1959 University of Michigan Wolverines. The University of Ca...