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By Ian Hanson SYDNEY, May 30. AUSTRALIAN Swimming is today mourning the loss of one of its greatest administrators, former Olympian, master coach and fierce anti-drugs campaigner Terry Gathercole, who died in Canberra this morning, aged 65. Gathercole, died of a heart attack after a long illness and...

By Roots Woodruff TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 3. ON Friday, October 5, the competition pool of the Alabama Aquatic Center will be named the Don Gambril Olympic Pool after the man who built the Crimson Tide swimming and diving team into a juggernaut in the early 70s. In addition to the naming ceremony, wh...

TUCSON, Arizona, February 4. THE University of Arizona has named Rick DeMont head swimming and diving coach, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced on Tuesday. One of the most accomplished swimmers in American history, DeMont has been a member of the Wildcats’ coaching staff for 25 seasons and s...

Memorial Day Rewind: How World War II Impacted Yale Great Bob Kiphuth Editor’s note: We are reposting this great feature by Chuck Warner, originally written as part of a series of articles about the great Yale coach Bob Kiphuth, highlighting a moment in Kiphuth’s career that intersected with the ris...

John Hencken has been selected as the newest member of the Santa Clara International Swim Center Hall Of Fame. A triple Olympic Gold Medalist and former world record holder, Hencken swam for the Santa Clara Swim Club from 1969 to 1980. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team for 3 Olympiads - 1972,...

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...

AUBURN, Ala. The Auburn women's swimming program looks to be adding exceptional talent to its already strong arsenal as the Tigers sign six during the Fall signing period for the 2002-03 season. "I am thrilled about the talent and the attitude our six newest Auburn Tigers bring to the pool," ass...

CLEARWATER, April 19. THE Fourth Annual Tampa Bay Marathon Swim will be held on Saturday, April 21, in celebration of Earth Day. The 24 mile competition starts at 8:30am from Ben T. Davis Beach on the Courtney Campbell Causeway, and ends at the Sunshine Skyway at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort (800...

ATHENS, GA - Georgia head swim coach Jack Bauerle announced the signing of two additional members of the class of 2004 as Neka Mabry of Little Rock, Ark., and Rebecca Rose of Raleigh, N.C., inked with the Lady Bulldogs. Mabry, a senior at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., was the...

By Phillip Whitten The Executive Director of USA Swimming, Chuck Wielgus, advised the organization's 30-person board of directors to vote to ban the controversial new neck-to-ankles bodysuits from the U.S. Olympic Trials, to be held August 9-16. The recommendation was made yesterday in an e-mail...

From www.uswp.org Burton W. "Burt" Shaw, a member of the US Water Polo Hall of Fame and recipient of the US Water Polo Award, the highest honor in the sport of water polo, died December 27 in Los Angeles. He was 72. Shaw was a long-time volunteer and a great leader in the sport of water polo. In his...

AMES, Iowa, June 27. THIRTEEN-year-old Timothy Jenks, a member of the Ames Cyclones Aquatics Club in Ames, Iowa, died yesterday after he was hit by an SUV during a group bike ride, according to an article in the Ames Tribune. Jenks was riding in a group of eight cyclists when his front wheel touched...

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke men's and women's swimming and diving teams have accepted 10 recruits for early decision to attend the university in the fall of 2002, as announced by assistant coach Whitney Greene Wednesday. Joining the Blue Devils on the men's side will be Andy Storm (Lewisbur...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 1. SANDRA Baldwin, the president of the US Olympic Committee, said Tuesday she will be appointed to a seat on the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Baldwin, a former president of United States Swimming, said she expects to assume the chair previouysly held by Bill ...

By David Walsh SHORTLY before the Italian team departed their home country for the Olympic Games at Sydney, each of the 538 competitors had to submit blood and urine samples. The athletes believed they were tested for the usual substances. They should have known better. Head of research at the Itali...

JACKSON, Miss. ¯ Auburn junior swimmer Maggie Bowen has been named the Clarion-Ledger 2001 Sports Person of the Year for the state of Mississippi as announced Dec. 25 by the newspaper. Bowen, a Jackson, Miss., native had an astounding year in 2001 with victories at all levels including not only coll...

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 27. THE UNIVERSITY of Virginia's Jamie Grimes (Olney, Md./Sherwood) and the University of Georgia's Kim Black have been selected as recipients of a 2000-2001 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, according to an announcement today by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Commit...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 13. U.S. Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.) will be an honorary co-chairman at the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association Gala event, which runs from 7-11 p.m. CT on Saturday at Fields BMW in Northfield, Ill. “It was very humbling when I was ask...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17. HEAD University of Michigan swimming and diving coach Mike Bottom announced Tuesday (June 17) the addition of swimmer Samantha Yeo (Singapore/Raffles Girls' School) to the U-M women's swimming and diving team who will join the incoming freshman class of 2014-15. Yeo joi...

By Craig Lord FUKUOKA, July 28. FINA, the international governing body, has washed its hands of the controversial Seiko timing system that was used for the world championships in Fukuoka by announcing a three-event deal with Swiss Timing. The deal will cover the world short-course champion-ships in ...