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By Ian Hanson and Belinda Dennett MELBOURNE, June 17. DISTANCE kings Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett, and emerging star Craig Stevens, provided the packed Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre with entertainment plus in the 800 meter freestyle on Day Two of the Telstra Swimming Grand Prix. It was the rac...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 7. THERE were certainly some explosive performances during day one of the Mare Nostrum circuit stop in Monte Carlo, but maybe none more than Israel's Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or. While taking off from lane 2 in the men's 50-meter fly, Bar-Or demolished his starting block. Take a ...

By Bill Bell APRIL 8. WHEN Australian triple Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe set the world record in the 800 free during last week's Australian Nationals/World Championship Trials in Hobart, he joined a rather exclusive group -- consisting of a mere two other swimmers -- who have ever held worl...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 8. THE Mare Nostrum series certainly got off to a strong start here in Monaco, and the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu did not disappoint either on the final day with a double win that included another Hungarian record. Hungary dominated the men's 400-meter IM tonight with David V...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 7. THE first day of competition at the Monte Carlo stop of the popular Mare Nostrum circuit featured an upset victory in the men’s 200 butterfly, a South African national record to win the women’s 200 free and sprint freestyle dominance by Nathan Adrian. That 200 fly upset ...

By Beinda Dennett and Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, June 16. AUSSIE swim stars Ian Thorpe, Clementine Stoney and Jim Piper all continued their great swimming from the Mare Nostrum European tour with victories on the first day of finals at the Telstra Grand Prix in Melbourne. Less than 24 hours after flying ...

LIVORNO, ITALY, April 12. MASSI Rosolino lost a race here today -- but he still wore a big grin on his face afterwards. On the fifth day of the Italian Nationals/World Championship Trials, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 200 IM tried his hand at the mile in his first truly competitive lon...

By Phillip Whitten PHOENIX, Arizona. April 17. LENNY Krayzelburg, American triple gold medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has decided to pass on competing at the Goodwill Games to be held in Brisbane, Australia, in August and September. Krayzelburg, who holds the world record in all three bac...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games travel to Monte Carlo, Monaco, this week to submit their top-secret logo to the IOC's executive board. But even if they get the go-ahead, the logo remains under wraps until a team of lawyers register it as a trademark in the U...

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - The world's leading drug control laboratories have affirmed the validity of tests for nandrolone, the banned steroid which has produced a recent spate of positive results. The heads of the 27 labs accredited by the IOC, meeting in Monaco, said they were satisfied with the effec...