Read more6Great Races: Women's 100-Meter Backstroke at the 1964 Olympics17 September 2022Great Races: Women's 100-Meter Backstroke at the 1964 Olympics By Dave Bartlett and Brenda Borgh Bartlett “In one drop of water is found all the secrets of all the oceans.” – Kahlil Gibran Dedication: We would like to dedicate our article to all female swim coaches over the decades, including one of...
Read moreThe Paris Olympic Century: 100 Years Makes a Major Difference in U.S. Olympic Qualification13 June 2024The Paris Olympic Century: 100 Years Makes a Major Difference in U.S. Olympic Qualification America’s best swimmers will descend on Indianapolis next week for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. By the end of June 23, the swimmers will know who will travel to Paris and, almost down to the minute, when and...
Read moreDiving Into the History of Diving: 1920-192416 January 2018By Bruce Wigo. This History of Diving: 1920 - 1924 through cartoon art is the second in a series of articles about aquatic champions from early 20th century as seen through an art form used by sports journalists to entertain and educate the public about the sports heroes of the day. It is an unfortu...
Spitz, Fraser Named Century's Greatest Swimmers07 December 1999American Mark Spitz and Australian Dawn Fraser were named the greatest male and female swimmers, respectively, of the twentieth century by Swimming World Magazine, the sport's magazine of record. The results of a selection by an international panel of experts, are published in the December issue of ...