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By Kelsey Mitchell, Swimming World College Intern. Reading is a wonderful way to pass time during meets and between practices. Books can also offer swimmers tips to improve and better themselves both in and out of the pool. From compelling biographies to useful training tips, there's a book for ever...

JOSH DAVIS SETS US OPEN RECORD AT USA SWIMMING NATIONALS By Phillip Whitten CLOVIS, CA., Aug. 16. LINDSAY Benko said it was that "Fighting Trojan Spirit" that propelled her to victory. Josh Davis said it was the time off after Sydney he spent with his family recharging his batteries that enabled him...

By Phillip Whitten & Michael Collins SYDNEY, Sept. 21. No world records were set on the sixth night of competition at the Sydney Olympic Games, but the US dominated competition at the Aquatic Centre. The Americans took home 8 out of a possible 12 medals on the night - 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze. Eve...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada. May 27. HE'S BAAAAAAcK! Former USC NCAA champ Lenny Krayzelburg, who owns world records in the 50-100-200 meter backstrokes but hadn't swum competitively since winning a trio of gold medals at the Olympics in Sydney last September, made his 2001 debut her...

An Open Letter to Summer League Swimming With the summer league season arriving in many parts of the country, we rerun this commentary from the Swimming World archive that provides tremendous perspective on the meaning of the summer campaign. By Molly Griswold The palms of your hands grip your elbow...

By Jim Lutz Half a century ago, the rallying cry in America was, "America's calling Harry Truman." As we venture into the 21st century, the rallying cry for the U.S. Swimming team is, "America's calling Tom Wilkens." Tom Wilkens has been a vital part of the U.S. Swimming effort for the past ...

THOMPSON BREAKS MARY T's WORLD RECORD!; HEYNS AND THORPE ALSO BREAK WR'S By Stephen J. Thomas Most of us were expecting to wait until the evening finals to see the A$25,000 go to the first woman to break a long course world record in the Sydney Olympic pool. However, the record-breaking performances...

By Phillip Whitten & Michael Collins SYDNEY, September 20. On the fifth night of competition, America decided to spoil the Aussie party. In perhaps the biggest upset in a meet with more than its share of upsets, Misty Hyman defeated both Australians: world record holder Susie O'Neill and Petria ...

Passages: Dick Jochums, Renowned American Swimming Coach, 81 Dick Jochums, the revered swimming coach who mentored some of America’s greatest stars over several generations, died on Aug. 19. He was 81 years old. Jochums was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Cla...

AUSTIN, March 31. SEVENTEEN year-old Aaron Peirsol set a US Open record of 1:56.56 in the 200 meter backstroke on the fifth night of comptition at the US National Swimming Championships in Austin, Texas. In doing so, he became the second fastest man in history. Only world record-holder and 2000 Olym...

Fordham Adds Olympic Trials Qualifier Harry Homans as Assistant Coach Fordham on Tuesday hired former USC swimmer Harry Homans as an assistant coach to Tom Wilkens. A native of Barrington, R.I., Homans completed his career at USC for four seasons after starting at the University of Georgia in 2019-2...

LENNY AND PENNY MAKE IT A DOUBLE By Stephen J. Thomas American Lenny Krayzelburg took down the 200m backstroke world record by 0.80 while South African Penny Heyns continued her amazing run to break her 200m breaststroke world record for the second time in two days. Both swimmers have established wo...

Road to Paris: Fordham Has Helped Launch Nepal's Alexander Shah to Second Games The road to the Olympics takes swimmers from all over the world through the American college system. From far and wide, countries big and small, a litany of colleges can contribute to the 800 or so Olympic swimmers that’...

By Phillip Whitten FUKUOKA, Japan, July 25. THIS is our preview of the events to be contested tomorrow, Thursday, July 26, at the World Championships in Fukuoka. Five finals are being contested with three featuring races that leave it difficult to divine the winner. Still, that's the purpose of ...

Women's 200m freestyle: 1996 Olympic gold medalist Cristina Teuscher won the 200m freestyle in 2:01.00. Teuscher finished a disappointing sixth in this event at the 1996 Olympics but came back to win a gold medal in the 800m freestyle relay. USC's Lindsay Benko finished a very impressive 2nd. Brooke...

Later on this month, the documentary The Water is My Sky will be released. It tells the story of an elite swimming career in three parts - a past Olympian reflecting on his journey in Tom Wilkens, an active professional training for a second Games and a trip to the podium in Connor Jaeger, and a ris...

The 400 IM was a teeth-clenching three-man battle from start to finish, with top-qualifier Tom Wilkens fading to third on the free leg and young star Erik Vendt surging at the end for a tight finish with defending Olympic champion Tom Dolan. The three were ahead of world record pace through the 300,...

By Craig Lord FUKUOKA, Japan. July 26. THE status quo was the theme of the night as four Olympic champions triumphed. But there's always one who throws the script on the floor and stamps all over it. Step forward Brendan Hansen over 200m breaststroke. As surprises go, this was a big one: in a fi...

How Will The US Swim Team Fare in Sydney? The U.S. Olympic Trials are over and the US team has made the long trans-Pacific trek. How will the Americans fare at the Olympic Games in Sydney against the world's best? Swimming World has a pretty good idea and offers its predictions for gold, silver...

By Kari Lydersen Tom Dolan won the 200 IM final in 2:00.81, adding to his win in the 400 IM. Tom Wilkens, who was third in the 400 IM, filled the second Olympic slot with his 2:01.38. Kevin Clements was third in 2:02.55, and Ron Karnaugh was fourth in 2:02.91. Karnaugh, 34 and a medical doctor, had ...