It is a busy time for a scientist called Prof. Jan-Anders Manson, a man on whose independent shoulders rests the future direction of the sport of swimming. He is the right man for the job. We wish him well in his endeavours...
Olympic champion clocks 48.83 to keep at bay Fabien Gilot (49.29) and Boris Steimetz (49.31) at St Raphael; Lucas confirms deal with Dunkirk...
The latest issue includes: the suit crisis; the world of Elizabeth Beisel; the story of Region of Waterloo; Gregg Streppel’s open season; Alex Baumann on excellence; Cecil Colwin on technique and Joanne Malar on eating disorders...
More than a century after Francis Gailey was painted in US colours on his way to silver medals in the 220, 440 and 880 yards freestyle and bronze in the mile at the 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis, his true Aussie nationality is revealed...
Aussie swimmer will race at trials for Rome 2009 - and then face sentence for assault on Simon Cowley; Bernard V Gilot at St Raphael; Callus is back...
One of all-time greats of backstroke leads great line-up at Austin Grand Prix in US; Lucas, nomad coach, talks to Font-Romeu about a more permanent life; Wildeboer to race at Zaragoza meet...
Greatest Olympian will race for first time since Beijing at the Charlotte UltraSwim meet from May 14-17 after paying his dues for that error of judgement...
Canadian swimmers will get a car if they break a world record. They better get their swims in quick: the “Wave World Record Challenge” may be a little stiffer if FINA sorts the fast suit mess out...
Philippe Lucas and his squad live to fight another day with the help of Michel Rousseau and the local mayor...
Here we go again. The short-course world record at the Japan Open stands at the helm of another wave of blistering mid-season times. The sooner the suit issue is resolved the better...
FILE UPDATED. FINA to act on design; material; buoyancy; construction and thickness of suits; impose one-suit rule; set up independent control/testing programme; LZR and permeability may not be dealt with until 2010...
Suit Week Sequel – Part 4: In our final article on suits before the meeting in Lausanne tomorrow of suit makers, coaches, swimmers and others, we consider the one thing that must be key to a solution: a valid test for flotation...
Suit Week Sequel – Part 3: questions and answers with Milt Nelms on issues of flotation and how it affects swimming performance...
An Australian suit maker is threatening to sue Australia Swimming and NSW Swimming and calls for IOC to ban the use of neoprene in suits...
Suit Week Sequel – Part 1: A meeting in Lausanne on Friday will ultimately lead to a decision: will swimming stay true to its nature as a unique sport or will suits will be allowed to enhance performance. The solution boils down to schoolbook physics...
Suit Week Sequel – Part 2: In Lausanne on Friday some will tell FINA that its fine to make suits that enhance performance. FINA is ready to remind them where the suit fits, say insiders - and would have the support of knowledge that we can all understand...
Deal to last until 2012...
In a busy weekend of racing at various meets around the world, Jo Jackson at British University champs with a 4:03.86 over 400m freestyle; Fred Bousquet (FRA) clocks 21.59 50m free at US Grand Prix; Rice parts with Speedo...
As trials season for Rome 2009 draws near, action at NSW titles Down Under brings a little perspective to events of autumn into winter 2008...
At the Besançon meet, world s/c record holder switches to long-course focus for 50m efforts of 23.77 on 'fly, 26.61 on back, 29.78 on breaststroke, and 22.19 on free ...
