
No 1. The Swimming Symphony of Phelps & Bowman: each bar is fascinating in itself but the work is best recalled as a whole movement, a work of art and a story of sporting brilliance second to none...
Meagen Nay has told the AAP that she is "a stronger person and probably a bit hungrier in the pool" after her brother died in a car crash last July; she almost quit but will race at Aussie trials next week...
The next chapter unfolds: the 14-times Olympic gold medal winner showed how he's not resting on his laurels by breaking his own American record of 1:39.65 over 200-yard butterfly at Maryland State titles ...
Sydney 2000, Act One, Scene One: what unfolded in the first evening of finals was telling not only for the moment but set the tone and pace for the 7 fabulous days that followed and the decade as a whole...
A useful reference point for how times in the 2010 long-course season in 'textile' suits compare with what went before shiny suits: a list the world records as at January 31, 2008, then an all-time top 10 range comparison...