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Guest editorial by Jack Simon, American Swimming Coaches of America Hall of Fame member, Past President of ASCA PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17. LET me start by thanking Coach John Mason for introducing me to Concept2 Rowing way back in 1990. Off and on, where the opportunity presented itself, I found I ...

Other Activities Swimmers Can Take Part In During the Offseason In order to become strong athletes, young swimmers must attend practice as often as possible. That fact is undisputed. Every athlete who has ever tried to improve their swimming knows it to be true. However, as important as pool exercis...

By Michael Collins MUNICH, Germany - Team scoring, it's not necessarily what you think. When the small, but extremely strong, team from Alaska found out they weren't keeping score at the meet - they took things into their own hands. They made score cards 1-10 and graded each of their swimmer...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC has approved the addition of whitewater canoeing, women's water polo and trampolining at the 2000 Olympic Games. Whitewater kayaking had been dropped from the program last year on grounds that construction and maintenance costs of a course were too expensive. But orga...

From www.uswp.org In an attempt to provide equal scholarship opportunities for men and women participating in the school's 33 varsity sports, Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo unveiled a five-year strategic plan calling for the addition of 47 scholarships to various women's programs an...

On January 16, the NCAA Division I Legislative Council approved triathlon as an emerging sport for women. This decision will create great opportunities within the Olympic pipeline for athletes, especially swimmers, as another Olympic sport will now be available on the collegiate level. Being approve...

Feb. 4. ANITA L. DeFRANTZ, a member of the USOC Executive Board, first vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and vice president of FISA, the international rowing federation, announced today that she is standing for election as president of the IOC. DeFrantz made the announcemen...

By Phillip Whitten MOSCOW, July 12. Tomorrow's the big day--the day when the IOC will choose the site for the 2008 Olympic Games and elect a new president to replace Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is retiring at 81 after a 21- year reign. As we posted this story, Beijing was the favorite to win the...