New Dutch Pro Swim Team28 September 2001By Oene Rusticus AMSTERDAM. BEGINNING this month, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) will have his own professional swim team, as an answer to the team in Eindhoven where Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn are swimming. Cees Vervoorn (multiple Olympic swimmer and coach) created the new team, whic...
Mike Cavic Takes the 100 Fly on Day Two of Euro Juniors07 July 2001VALETTA, Malta, July 6 -- IT'S a long long way from Irvine to Malta but Milorad (Michael) Cavic didn't mind the journey one bit. The Irvine Novaquatics' sprinter-flyer, who was the fastest high schooler in America this past season in the 50 free, captured his first major international go...
NCAA Div. I: Virginia Posts Dual Wins Over Duke27 January 2001By Bill Hurd CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan. 27. THE University of Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded the home dual meet portion of their respective schedules with victories over Duke on Saturday afternoon (January 27) at the UVa Aquatic and Fitness Center. The 11th-ran...
NCAA Div. I: Virginia, South Carolina Split26 January 2002COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 26. THE 14th-ranked Virginia women's swimming and diving team kept it perfect dual meet record intact with a 131-111 victory over South Carolina Saturday (January 26) at the Carolina Natatorium. The 12th-ranked UVa men weren't as fortunate as the Cavaliers fell to the ei...
Read moreHungarian Invasion at Vienna International Long Course Championships08 June 2014VIENNA, Austria, June 7. THE locals has some success throughout the Vienna International Long Course Championships, but a strong Hungarian contingent did some serious damage during the three-day meet. DAY ONE Hungary's Monika Olle cruised to victory in the women's 200-meter backstroke finale with a ...
NCAA Div. I: Virginia Closes Out Season With twin Wins Over Maryland03 February 2001By William Hurd COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 3. THE UNIVERSITY of Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out the dual meet portion of their respective schedules with victories over Maryland Saturday afternoon (February 3) at the Campus Recreation Center Natatorium. The 11th-r...
Read moreStanford Diving Coach Rick Schavone Announces Retirement After 36 Seasons In Palo Alto17 April 2014STANFORD, California, April 17. DR. Rick Schavone announced his retirement Thursday after 36 seasons as Stanford's head diving coach. One of the nation's premier diving instructors, Schavone is the architect of the Cardinal diving program while taking the team to unprecedented heights during his tim...
NCAA Div. I: Virginia Men and Women Down James Madison19 October 2000Oct. 20. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - THE University of Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams both improved to 2-0 on the season with victories over James Madison on Friday (October 20) at the UVa Aquatic and Fitness Center. The Cavalier men posted a 131-99 victory over James Madiso...
Coada-Caslaru and Mocanu Look Sharp at Romanian Nationals17 June 2001PITESTI, ROMANIA, June 16. EUROPEAN champ and Olympic silver medalist Beatrice Coada-Caslaru lowered her pr and national record in the 100 breast during the World Championship Trials here late last week. The Romanian star, who won a silver at Sydney in the 200 IM and a bronze in the 400, went 1:10.1...