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By Michael Collins MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA. ELEVEN members of the USA Disabled Swim Team competed in the XVII Swimming International Tournament in Pool and Open Seas in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from December 14-17, 2001. The meet served as a test meet for the International Paralympic Committee Wor...

The country of Taiwan has competed at international competitions under the name "Chinese Taipei" since 1981 as the result of political disputes between the island country and Beijing. Taiwanese campaigners submitted over 500,000 signatures in September, which was enough for a referendum to take plac...

TOKYO, Jan. 22. MARTHA Stanton of the Okinawa Dolphins set a Japanese Masters national record last Sunday at the 2002 New Year's Masters Swim Meet in Tokyo. The meet, held at the 25-meter Urayasu City Athletic Park, attracted over 1,700 Masters swimmers, aged 18 and above, including four members...

Chinese Taipei or Taiwan? The island nation is independent, but treated by China as a breakaway province. It has been known as many things, including Chinese Taipei, Republic of China and Taiwan. But on Monday, Taiwanese campaigners submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures for a referendum to c...

Gaining Experience and Having Fun Not only did the World University Games this summer offer excellent competition, but it also provided the athletes who competed in Taipei with invaluable lessons that could help them with future success. The year after the Olympics always stands out in the Olympic q...