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FORT LAUDERDALE - Everyone who knew Jack Nelson would describe him as energetic, boisterous and fun-loving. As a coach, he got the most out of his athletes, many of whom would win Olympic gold medals. Nelson, who passed away Tuesday morning due to complications from Alzheimer's disease, was inducted...

By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM. BEGINNING this month, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) will have his own professional swim team, as an answer to the team in Eindhoven where Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn are swimming. Cees Vervoorn (multiple Olympic swimmer and coach) created the new team, whic...

Terry Gathercole's progression from swimmer to professional coach to president of the national body of a major swimming nation was unprecedented in the history of the sport. He will be remembered as the professional swimming coach who showed the world of swimming how a national swimming program ...

By Jenny Keens LOS ANGELES, April 25. "SWIM with Mike," USC's annual fund-raiser for physically challenged former athletes, surpassed the $3 million mark last weekend. The unique event, which was established to provide physically challenged former athletes with tuition, room and board, books, on...

By Don Gambril (The following tribute to coach Yutaka Terao, who took his life on Monday, was written for SWIMINFO by his close friend, coach Don Gambril.) I have know Yutaka since 1969. He spent two entire years with me from 1970-'72. He drove all the way to Boston from Long Beach in an old ...

November 29. ACALANES Union High School District and Acalanes High School, in northern California, will rename and dedicate its aquatic center in honor of legendary water polo coach Steve Heaston. The dedication is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 9 at 10:30 am. In addition to coaching ...

David Salo was kind enough to give us several of the photos he's taken over the last few weeks with the US Olympic Swim Team. They spent time at a training camp in Pasadena, then came to Australia and spent some time in Brisbane before settling in Sydney. Here are some great shots from the openi...

by Ian Hanson MELBOURNE, Australia. October 14. AUSTRALIAs Grant Hackett today swam within 1.51 seconds of a world record when he clocked 7 minutes 36.41 seconds to win the 800 meter freestyle on Day Three of the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centr...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Australian officials will be made to look "bloody foolish" if they continue to accuse Chinese swimmers of doping and an Australian tests positive for illegal drugs, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Phil Coles said. Coles, one of Australia's two IOC members, was respon...

NCAA Championship editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Competitor Swim. Visit CompetitorSwim.com for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our event coverage page. AUSTIN, Texas, March 19. SHORTLY after USA Swimming released the NCAA Division I Women's Officia...

PHOENIX - It started as a possibility, then 24 hours later, the news came that the College of Charleston was cutting swimming and diving from its athletics program. The athletic director, Joe Hull, published a letter announcing the end of the teams after this season, adding that the pool the teams u...

AMSTERDAM, March 12. HOLLAND'S two swimming superstars, Inge De Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband, have decided to pass on next month's World Short Course Championships in Moscow, according to Oene Rusticus of Zwemkroniek. De Bruijn was a triple gold medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games and...

By Martin Petty MANCHESTER, England, April 10. Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Paul Palmer of Bath University narrowly missed selection for the World Championships in the 400m freestyle. Palmer, who took the bronze medal at the last World Championships in Perth, registered a time of 3.51.82 seconds...

By Phillip Whitten JULY 11. TWO of the world's most celebrated swimming coaches celebrated a significant milestone recently: their 80th birthday. America's Peter Daland reached his 80th birthday on April 12 while Australia's Forbes Carlile reached his 80th on June 3. Daland, who retired ...

In a report published in the Charlotte Observer today Olympic head coach David Marsh confirmed that he is officially splitting from SwimMAC after 10 years working with the club. Marsh had stated back in February that he would be stepping away from his role as Head Coach and CEO of the club, and it w...

Make your plans now to attend the Central States Swim Clinic at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook, IL on May 17-18! The pre-registration deadline is May 5. Likewise, in order to receive special clinic hotel rates, reservations must be made by May 5. Call (630) 573-8555 to do so or book online thro...

By Richard Quick PASADENA, August 22. DARA Torres made her fourth Olympic team last week--an incredible feat in its own right, but also one made even more remarkable because she's had just 13 months of training after seven years away from the sport. Here is a 33-year-old woman who should be cons...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 6. THE LSU swimming and diving team signed three of the nation's top high school prospects on Wednesday who will begin competing for the Tigers during the 2001-02 season. "I am extremely pleased with the signing of these three swimmers," said head coach Jeff Cavana. ...

OAK BROOK, Illinois, April 14. DON'T miss out on the opportunity to expand your education! Make plans now to attend the Central States Swim Clinic at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook, Ill., on May 17 and 18! The pre-registration deadline is May 5. Likewise, in order to receive special clinic hote...

GAINESVILLE, FL - University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley announced that UF head men’s swim coach Ron Ballatore’s contract has not been renewed. "After thorough evaluation of the program, we decided that this difficult decision must be made in order to put the program in a position to b...