Read moreISHOF Crowns 2017 Paragon Award Winners in Florida29 August 2017The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) celebrated talent and dedication to the realm of aquatic sports this past weekend by honoring five individuals and one organization with the 2017 Paragon Award. The Paragon Award is presented by Pentair Aquatic Systems to those who have made outstandin...
Read moreInternational Swimming Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Paragon Award Recipients12 May 2017Sponsored by Pentair Aquatic Systems, the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced today the recipients of the 22nd Annual Paragon Awards. The Paragon Awards are presented annually to individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to aquatics in six categories. This year’s r...
EXCLUSIVE: "Last Chance" Meet Mix-up by Officials May Keep UCLA, USC Swimmers Out of NCAA Championships05 March 2001By Phillip Whitten FEDERAL WAY, Wash. March 5. A LAPSE in communication among officials at the Federal Way Invitational meet on February 25--the "last chance" meet held the day after the women's Pac-10s--has led to the disqualification of several swimmers from next week's women's NCAA Ch...
NCAA Does The Right Thing, Reinstates UCLA and USC Swimmers06 March 2001By Phillip Whitten LOS ANGELES, March 6. IN a stunning, unexpected and unprecedented decision, the NCAA's Championship/ Competition Cabinet reversed an earlier decision by the NCAA Swimming Rules Committee that had disqualified at least three swimmers from the women's NCAA Championships due ...
Phelps Named Swimmer of the Year by USA Swimming19 September 2001(Courtesy of Mary Wagner and Gail Dummer, USA Swimming.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 19. THE North Baltimore Aquatic Club took three of USA Swimming's most prestigious awards at last week's abbreviaated USA Swimming convention in Dearborn, Michigan. Michael Phelps was honored as the organ...